Mini Ricotta Cheesecakes

March 27, 2019 by Ashley Manila 23 Comments

Mini Ricotta Cheesecakes are rich, creamy, and baked in a muffin tin! No water bath required for this mini cheesecake recipe. These little cuties are so perfect for parties and are always a crowd pleaser!

Mini Cheesecakes

Easter is quickly approaching and in our house that means one thing: Ricotta Cheesecake! We make one every year. But this year I’m shaking things up and treating my family to these mini ricotta cheesecakes. They’re just as creamy and flavorful as the original recipe, buy way easier than baking an entire cheesecake. Plus, their tiny size makes them perfect for sharing! So if you love ricotta cheesecake, you have to try this mini version! Bonus: no water bath required! I know that little tidbit will make many bakers rejoice!

We love topping creamy ricotta cheesecake with fresh berries and a sprinkle of confectioners’ sugar, but here a some other fun topping ideas:

chocolate syrup
whipped cream
lemon curd
fresh strawberry sauce
nutella
cherries
and almost any variety of jam or jelly would be tasty!!!

Tips and Tricks for Recipe Success

Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make Muffin Tin Ricotta Cheesecakes:

cream cheese: always use full-fat!!! and be sure your cream cheese is very soft before you begin assembling the batter!
ricotta cheese: makes the cheesecake batter creamy, dense, and flavorful. Again, use full-fat.
sugar: granulated sugar works best for this recipe!
eggs: you’ll use whole eggs and egg yolks for this recipe.
and finally, heavy cream: this makes the cheesecake batter creamy, creamy, creamy! do not substitute this with milk or even half and half.

Oops! I almost forgot: you’ll also need graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar to make the crunchy graham cracker crust! You can make your own graham cracker crumbs by crushing sheets of graham crackers in a blender or food processor. Or, save yourself the extra step and buy them pre-crushed at the grocery store.

This recipe yields one dozen mini ricotta cheesecakes, but the recipe doubles like a dream. You can also make this recipe up to 5 days in advance!!! Making it perfect for parties and celebrations. I made 5 dozen of them last week for a family event and let me just say being able to make them in advance was a life saver!

More Mini Cheesecake Recipes:

Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes
Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake Cupcakes
Mini Key Lime Cheesecakes

If you try this ricotta cheesecake recipe with graham cracker crust, let me know! Leave a comment below and don’t forget to snap a pic and tag it #bakerbynatureon instagram! Seeing your kitchen creations makes my day.

Ashley Manila

5 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Ingredients

For the Crust:

1 cup Graham Crackers, pulsed into crumbs
3 tablespoons Granulated Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
3 and 1/2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, melted

For the Ricotta Cheesecake Filling:

12 ounces Full-Fat Cream Cheese, very soft (use brick-style cream cheese for best results)
1/2 cup Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese, at room temperature
3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 large Eggs plus 1 Egg Yolk, at room temperature
1/3 cup heavy cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees (F). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners, lightly spray liners with non-stick spray and set aside.

For the Crust:

In the body of a blender or food processor, combine graham crackers, sugar, and salt; pulse until the crackers have been completely transformed into fine crumbs. Add melted butter; stir well to combine. Add 1 heaping tablespoonful to each lined muffin cup. Press the crust firmly into an even layer. Bake in preheated oven 5 minutes then remove from oven and set aside to cool. In the meantime, make your filling. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees (F).

For the Ricotta Cheesecake Filling:

In the body of a high power blender, food processor, stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, or in a large bowl using a hand held mixer, beat the softened cream cheese and Ricotta cheese until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla and beat smooth, scraping down the sides and bottom of bowl as needed. Add in the eggs and yolk and beat until combined. Turn the mixer off and, using a rubber spatula, gently stir in the cream, mixing until evenly combined.
Divide the filling evenly among cups, pouring it on top of the prepared crust layer. The molds will be very full.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then turn off the oven and leave the door closed for another 10 minutes.
Remove the pan from the oven and place the pan on a wire rack to cool completely. Once cool to the touch, place the pan in the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours. Once the cheesecakes are completely cool, you can remove them from the pan.
Store in the refrigerator, in an airtight container, until needed. Cheesecakes will keep for 5 days.

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Comments

Rosetta says
February 28, 2024 at 8:37 am

Perfect and utterly delicious! Thank you for the recipe
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Lauren says
October 8, 2023 at 4:19 pm

You left out when to add the heavy cream and I never put it in! No!!! Hope they’re okay. Please edit recipe
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Christina says
March 18, 2023 at 9:48 pm

These are really delicious! I cut the sugar in the filling and am glad I did–it was very sweet even with cutting it. My cheesecake “expert” partner thought the crust was too salty but I didn’t think that to be the case.
I baked an extra 5 minutes then left in an off oven as directed, and it worked well!
I used silicone cups and wasn’t sure if I should spray– I did and it wasn’t greasy so I’m going with a win.
Thank you!
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Dee says
January 14, 2023 at 3:47 am

Do you have a recipe for authentic Italian ricotta cheesecake which doesn’t have cream cheese in the recipe just ricotta as the only cheese?
Thank you
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Morgyn says
November 17, 2022 at 8:53 pm

Turned out sooooo well!! I made a half batch which perfectly ended up with 7 little cakes and am in Australia so used butternut snaps. After reading others’ reviews I left them in the oven a smidge longer than in the recipe, maybe 5 minutes. Sooooo tasty!!
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Jenna says
July 20, 2022 at 10:18 pm

Omg yes. These are phenomenal!!
And so easy. Thank you for this amazing tasting recipe 🙂
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