Description
Creamy mini pumpkin cheesecakes blend autumn spices with silky cream cheese in a graham cracker crust. Seasonal dessert perfection awaits when you savor each delightful bite of these individual-sized treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, room temperature
- 7.5 oz (213 g) pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 1.5 cups graham crackers, crushed
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2.5 tbsps sugar
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Calibrate oven to 350°F (175°C) and line muffin pan with paper liners, lightly misting with nonstick spray for effortless removal.
- Crust Formation: Pulverize graham crackers with sugar and melted butter, pressing the compact mixture firmly into each liner’s base to create a robust foundation.
- Crust Refinement: Bake crust for 10-12 minutes until achieving a golden-brown hue, then allow complete cooling to solidify the base.
- Cheesecake Blend: Whip cream cheese until luxuriously smooth, integrating egg, sugar, and vanilla into a velvety, homogeneous mixture.
- Mixture Conditioning: Chill cream cheese blend for 30-40 minutes to optimize consistency, then gently distribute over the cooled graham cracker base.
- Pumpkin Layer Composition: Whisk egg until light, then fold in pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, creating a harmonious autumnal mixture.
- Layer Assembly: Delicately pour pumpkin mixture over the cheesecake layer, using a spoon’s back to ensure uniform and elegant distribution.
- Baking Process: Bake mini cheesecakes for 45-55 minutes, watching for stabilized edges and a subtle center wobble indicating perfect doneness.
- Cooling and Serving: Remove from oven, allow natural cooling, and optionally refrigerate to enhance flavor complexity before presenting these delectable miniature desserts.
Notes
- Crust Consistency Check: Press graham cracker mixture firmly and evenly to create a compact, stable base that prevents crumbling and enhances overall texture.
- Temperature Precision: Keep oven at exact 350°F to guarantee even baking and prevent over-browning or undercooking of delicate mini cheesecakes.
- Chilling Strategy: Refrigerate cream cheese mixture before adding to stabilize consistency and prevent potential separation during baking process.
- Wobble Watch: When removing from oven, center should have a slight jiggle – this indicates perfect doneness and ensures creamy, smooth final texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg