Mini Egg Cheesecake – Dessert for Two

If we are able to spare a single bag of our beloved favourite Easter sweet, we are able to make an unimaginable no bake dessert this spring. This mini egg cheesecake makes use of a complete bag of leftover mini eggs, whipped cream and cream cheese to make a no-bake cheesecake in a loaf pan. It makes 6 small slices of cheesecake, is not that excellent?

I hesitate to even name a loaf pan cheesecake a ‘small batch’ of cheesecake, as a result of it nonetheless makes 6 slices! I perceive making cheesecake is a protracted course of, and also you would possibly count on to finish up with a large 9-inch cheesecake that may be minimize into 12 items. However how typically do you’ve got greater than 6 individuals over? Is not 6 small slices excellent for a celebration or average-sized household?

Apologies in regards to the lack of leftovers, as a result of no bake mini egg cheesecake with espresso is actually one among my favourite breakfast mixtures, hah! However for many situations in life, I actually consider cheesecake ought to be made in a loaf pan as an alternative of a large springform pan. Plus, I at all times have hassle getting the cake out of a springform pan.

For those who’re actually searching for cheesecake for 2, I hope I’ve a recipe made in ramekins as a no-bake model, and one other recipe baked in muffin cups for a extra conventional New York cheesecake. I’ve my bases lined in the case of cheesecake! Right here is the no bake cheesecake for 2 that occurs to be crustless, and right here is the extra conventional mini cheesecakes for 2 which have been baked.

Methods to Make Mini Egg Cheesecake

Again to leftover Easter sweet, this mini egg cheesecake is so easy to make utilizing the freezer! It is solely no bake, and the toughest half is remembering to cover a bag of sweet from your self so that you’ve leftovers. Personally, I like to recommend smashing the bag of eggs as quickly as you get dwelling from the shop so that you just’re not tempted to eat them! When you fold the smashed mini eggs into this ethereal fluffy no-bake cheesecake batter, you may understand it was value it!

This recipe makes use of the freezer to set it, so please remember that this is not a terrific recipe to make and take to somebody’s home. After urgent the crust into the pan, it goes into the freezer to set. Then, softened cream cheese is folded into whipped cream together with all different components. It is unfold on the crust after which frozen to completely set right into a agency, slice-able mini egg cheesecake.

The Components

• Graham Crackers. The crust of this mini egg cheesecake recipe requires 8 complete graham cracker sheets, or roughly 1 cup of graham cracker crumbs.
• Butter. Sure, 5 tablespoons of butter is barely greater than I usually name for in my loaf pan cheesecakes, however the butter taste goes so nicely with the sweet.
• Heavy Whipping Cream. Make sure that you are utilizing double cream, or heavy whipping cream with no less than 35% fats.
• Powdered Sugar. I at all times use powdered sugar in no bake recipes as a result of it dissolves so simply, and the small quantity of cornstarch in it helps issues set.
• Vanilla Extract. Since we’re not baking this recipe, use a really aromatic, actual vanilla extract.
• Cream Cheese. We’d like 12 ounces, or one and a half bricks of cream cheese that has been softened to room temperature. With the remaining cream cheese, you can also make my whipped cream cream cheese frosting! You should have half a brick of cream cheese leftover.
• Mini Eggs. I take advantage of a 9-ounce bag of Cadbury mini eggs for this recipe, which is a crisp vanilla shell wrapped round a milk chocolate heart. The milk chocolate heart is agency and the outer shell could be very crisp. Nonetheless, if you happen to stay in Europe (like my recipe tester does), you should use the M&M model mini eggs. They’re barely totally different colours, however simply as scrumptious!

The Directions

Recipe Variations for Mini egg Cheesecake

• Sweet – Sure, you should use robin eggs right here as an alternative of chocolate eggs! For those who like robin eggs, you need to make my robin egg blondies.
• Gluten-Free – I examined this recipe with gluten-free graham crackers, and it labored nice. The remainder of the recipe is of course gluten-free, as a result of mini eggs don’t include gluten.

Storage Suggestions

This mini egg cheesecake completely must be saved within the freezer to maintain it agency. It is best to slice after it has sat out at room temperature for about 20 minutes.

Please observe that if you happen to plan to maintain the mini egg cheesecake within the freezer for greater than 4 hours, it’s essential cowl it with plastic wrap in order that the floor does not dry out and crack.

Different Easter Recipes:

1. Small Carrot Cake with caramel cream cheese frosting
2. Carrot Cake Cupcakes
3. Strawberry Mousse
4. No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake