These mini Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites are easy to make with a gingersnap cookie crust and adorned with a cute gingerbread man cookie on top.
Gingerbread is a long-standing Christmas tradition. You can make gingerbread men cookies, gingerbread houses, or even gingerbread martinis.
I love making bite sized goodies because they are so easy to pop in your mouth.
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Gingerbread Cheesecake Ingredients
To make this Christmas cheesecake recipe, you will need the following ingredients (see the recipe card below for exact amounts):
- cream cheese
- sugar
- eggs
- lemon juice
- vanilla extract
- spices: ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg and ground cloves
- gingersnap cookies
- sour cream
- powdered sugar
- mini gingerbread men cookies
Tools Needed to Make This Recipe
- Stand mixer, or large bowl and hand mixer
- Muffin tins
- Parchment baking cups
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Icing spatula
My KitchenAid Mixer is the main character of my kitchen. I use it for everything!
How to Make Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Line muffin tins with parchment baking cups. (You can use other baking cups, but parchment will keep the cheesecake from sticking once done baking.) Place a gingersnap cookie in the bottom of each one. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla extract until well blended. Add the ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and mix well.
- Fill the muffin tins about 2/3 full with the cream cheese mixture.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely before refrigerating for 2 hours.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the sour cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract to make the icing.
- Remove the paper liners from the cheesecakes.
- Using an icing spatula or a knife, spread the icing over the top of the cheesecakes and decorate with the mini gingerbread men.
Tips for Cheesecake Bites
- Both Walmart’s Great Value brand gingersnap cookies and President’s Choice brand gingersnap cookies fit perfectly in the bottom of a standard size muffin tin.
- Keep the Gingerbread Cheesecakes in the fridge and serve chilled.
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Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites
These mini Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites are easy to make with a gingersnap cookie crust and adorned with a cute gingerbread man cookie on top.
Ingredients
For the Cheesecake:
- 2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 24 gingersnap cookies
For the Icing:
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 24 mini gingerbread men cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Line muffin tins with parchment baking cups. Place a gingersnap cookie in the bottom of each one. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla extract until well blended.
- Add the ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and mix well.
- Fill the muffin tins about 2/3 full with the cream cheese mixture.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely before refrigerating for 2 hours.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the sour cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract to make the icing.
- Remove the paper liners from the cheesecakes.
- Spread the icing over the top of the cheesecakes and decorate with the mini gingerbread men.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 367Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 321mgCarbohydrates: 51gFiber: 1gSugar: 31gProtein: 5g