No Bake Mini Cheesecakes

Individual No Bake Mini Cheesecakes will become your go-to summer dessert! This super easy no-bake dessert recipe takes less than 15 minutes to throw together and you only need 6 pantry staple ingredients. Perfect for 2 or 4 when you have company, top them off with your favorite fruit, nuts, or chocolate.

Cool and tangy cheesecake is one of the best desserts to serve in the summer when it’s getting hot! My reader’s favorite Mini Cheesecake Cupcakes are perfect for a crowd, and my Triple Chocolate Mini Cheesecakes is a chocolate spin on the original that chocolate fans will absolutely love!

Individual No-Bake Vanilla Cheesecakes

No Bake Mini Cheesecakes

Cheesecake can be an intimidating dessert. These no-bake mini Cheesecakes take all of the worries out of a traditional cheesecake. They are in fact pretty hard to mess up.

No-bake desserts are the best especially during the summer when turning on the oven is not an option but you are still craving something sweet. This easy no-bake dessert requires just 15 minutes of prep time and only 6 ingredients. That’s my kind of dessert! You can even make them a few days ahead of time, which is perfect on a busy day when you have guests coming over!

This Individual Vanilla Cheesecakes recipe can be made for 2 if your using larger glasses or you can make 4 servings with smaller glasses. Why not try layering your cheesecake with fruit and the graham cracker crust throughout to make a layered cheesecake? It looks so pretty in the glass!

The filling uses simple ingredients I already had in my pantry, just cream cheese, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla. I kept the crust simple as well and used pre-crumbled graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. You can easily crumble graham crackers yourself by using a food processor, or sticking them in a ziplock bag and rolling with a rolling pin. Once they’re assembled, I like to top the vanilla cheesecakes with some whipped cream and fresh berries before serving, but you could also add your favorite fruit, chocolate, nuts, or even honeycomb! See the list below for a few extra ideas!

No Bake Mini Cheesecakes on white tray

Ingredients for Mini Vanilla Cheesecakes

  • Graham Crackers: I crushed up graham crackers and added them to the bottom of the glass along with melted butter and sugar to create the cheesecake crust. You could substitute a different cookie if you want to. Oreos and Nutter Butters would be delicious!
  • Cream: I whisked heavy cream until it formed soft peaks. This helps the cheesecake texture to be light and airy.
  • Cream Cheese: An essential ingredient for cheesecakes, cream cheese is rich, creamy, and tangy!
  • Vanilla: This is where the vanilla flavor comes in! Vanilla extract has a warmth to it and really brings out the sweetness of these vanilla cheesecakes.

How to make No Bake Mini Cheesecakes

  • Make the crust. Firstly, combine graham cracker, butter, and sugar in a small bowl. The texture should be similar to wet sand. Divide crust into 2 large jars or 4 small jars. Place in the refrigerator to set while you are working on the filling.

Graham Cracker Crust for No Bake Cheesecake

  • Whip up the filling. Secondly, for the cheesecake filling start by beating heavy cream in a stand mixer with the whisk attachment until it forms soft peaks. Take out of the mixing bowl and set aside. Then add the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla to the same mixing bowl with the whisk attachment. Whisk until the mixture is smooth and not lumpy. Fold in the whipped cream by hand into the cream cheese mixture. Place it back on the stand mixer and whisk until combined and lump-free.
  • Place into jars and chill. You can either pipe or spoon the cheesecake filling into jars, and then place them in the refrigerator for 1 or 2 hours, until set.

No Bake Mini Cheesecakes In Jars

  • Serve! Serve these individual vanilla cheesecakes as they are, or with whipped cream and berries if desired.

How to make Strawberry Sauce for Cheesecake

Add strawberries, lemon juice and sugar to a small saucepan. Simmer on low for 15 minutes, mashing up strawberries with the back of a wooden spoon. Take off heat and allow to cool. If desired place in a food processor and pulse until smooth.

Mashing strawberries for strawberry sauce

How to Make Caramel Sauce for Cheesecake

Add all of the ingredients except for the vanilla to a saucepan. Cook over low-medium heat until thickened stirring occasionally. About 8 minutes. If the sauce isn’t getting a lot thicker turn up the heat a bit and keep and eye on it making sure to whisk constantly. (The sauce will thicken as it cools in the refrigerator).

brown sugar, butter and heavy cream in saucepan

Take off of the heat and stir in vanilla. Transfer to a container and place in the refrigerator to firm up and cool.

homemade caramel sauce in glass measuring cup

Storage Instructions

These No Bake Mini Cheesecakes are a great make-ahead dessert. Whip together the filling up to 4 days ahead of time and store it in the fridge. When you’re ready to eat them, make the graham cracker crust and assemble!

What toppings can I add?

Here are some of my favorites:

Fruit:

  • Raspberries
  • Blueberries
  • Strawberries
  • Cherries
  • Blackberries
  • Mango
  • Peaches
  • Nectarines
  • Apricots

Other Toppings:

  • Whipped Cream
  • Chopped Nuts
  • Chocolate Shavings
  • Chopped Chocolate
  • Your favorite chocolate bar, chopped up
  • M&Ms
  • Reeses Pieces
  • Mini Reeses Cups
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Butterscotch Chips
  • Peanut Butter Chips
  • Crushed cookies
  • Honeycomb
  • Sprinkles

No-Bake Vanilla Cheesecakes topped with caramel sauce

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Individual No Bake Vanilla Cheesecakes

5 from 10 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Individual No Bake Creamy Vanilla Cheesecake. A super easy no bake dessert that takes less than 15 minutes prep time and only 7 ingredients!

Ingredients

Instructions

Images:
  • Combine graham cracker, butter and sugar in a small bowl. Texture should be similar to wet sand. Divide crust into 2 large jars or 4 small jars. Place in the refrigerator to set while you are working on the filling.
  • For the cheesecake filling start by beating heavy cream in a stand mixer with the whisk attachment until it forms soft peaks. Take out of the mixing bowl and set aside.
  • Add cream cheese, sugar and vanilla to the same mixing bowl with the whisk attachment. Whisk until mixture is smooth and not lumpy. Fold in the whipped cream by hand into the cream cheese mixture.
  • Pipe or spoon cheesecake filling into jars. Place in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours to set.
  • Serve with whipped cream and fresh fruit if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Individual No Bake Vanilla Cheesecakes
Amount per Serving
Calories
570
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
51
g
78
%
Saturated Fat
 
30
g
188
%
Cholesterol
 
166
mg
55
%
Sodium
 
275
mg
12
%
Potassium
 
141
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
 
25
g
8
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
17
g
19
%
Protein
 
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
 
1899
IU
38
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
105
mg
11
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Baking, Easy Desserts, Individual Desserts, Individual No Bake Vanilla Cheesecakes, No Bake Recipes

 

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  • Denise

    Hi Kelly

    I am throughing my parents a 65th birthday party in june and these no bake cheesecake dessert is something different for our sweet table. I was wondering could this dessert be made the day before and be kept in the fridge till the next day and could they stay out of the fridge on our sweet table for a long period of time. I am looking to make about a 100 of them.
    Thanks Denise

    • Hi Denise,

      Yes they can definitely be made a day ahead! I would hesitate to leave them out of the fridge for too long. Maybe you can put some out in a shallow pan filled with ice and replace them as they go.

      I hope this helps and I hope you enjoy!

      Thank you!

      Kelley

  • Noris Colón Cabán

    I am looking forward to do this for my birthday party!
    When you talk about the large/small jars. Of how many ounces the jar should be? I think my jars are about 4 ounces each, so I don’t know if that’s the small you refer, or if the should be larger or smaller.

    THANKS!!!!!!

    • Hi Noris!

      My jars held about the same 4-6 ounces I think. I would say these are on the smaller end so I would do 4 of those jars in that case. I hope this helps and I hope you enjoy!!

      Thanks,

      Kelley

  • Phyllis Witmer

    I don’t have a stand mixer. Would I have to whisk by hand?

  • Jeanine

    These look great! But FYI, you have a typo/misspelling/grammar goof. In this sentence, “your” is incorrect and it should be “you’re” (contraction for “you are”):

    “This recipe yields 2 servings if your using larger glasses or 4 servings with smaller glasses.”

    Hope that helps.

  • Heather Conklin

    How many does this recipe make? Not servings but exactly how many?

    Thank you Heather

    • Hi Heather!

      This recipe will make between 2 to 4 jars of cheesecakes depending on the size of your jars.

      Thanks!

      Kelley

    • Hi Jabraman,

      Yes you can freeze these after you make them and thaw before serving. Hope you enjoy!

      Thanks!

      Kelley

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