These smooth and creamy no-bake cheesecakes are bursting with key lime flavor, and so easy to make!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
These tasty (and adorable) little no-bake key lime cheesecakes are a perfect dessert to serve all spring and summer long! They’re especially great for Mother’s Day, or even Saint Patrick’s Day. Everyone who tries these cheesecakes loves them.
These are amazing! Very quick to make, 15-20 minutes. Great for when want that little extra something sweet after a meal or just have a craving. Would recommend to everyone!
Darla
They’re a big favorite of my husband, who is a huge fan of cheesecake and key lime pie. And who isn’t, really?
I love that these can be made ahead and pulled out of the freezer just before serving. Which makes these the perfect dessert for entertaining–the more you can prep ahead, the more time you can spend with your guests.
And the individual serving sizes help with portion control too–at least in theory.
These do start to soften up pretty quickly once you remove them from the freezer, so I don’t recommend taking them out more than 15 minutes before serving.
You can make these cheesecakes in a muffin tin lined with paper liners, but I really like serving them in small Mason jars. You’ll use more filling per cheesecake, so the recipe won’t yield as many servings, but it makes for a great presentation!
I can get 12 desserts using a lined muffin tin, and 8-10 with mini mason jars. If you go with the muffin tin, just remove the liners before you serve the cheesecakes.
If you can’t find key lime juice, you can use regular lime juice in this recipe. I’d just suggest adding more lime zest, since regular limes aren’t as tart as key limes. Either way, it’s going to be delicious!
Wow! we just made these to bring to a New Year’s Eve party and we couldn’t stop licking the bowl! Totally takes us back to Key West!
Kim
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Ingredients
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Butter
- Cream cheese
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Key lime juice
- Limes
- Cool Whip
- Green food coloring (optional)
Mini No Bake Key Lime Cheesecakes
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/3 cup bottled key lime juice
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1 8 oz. container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1-2 drops green food coloring optional
Instructions
- Line 12 muffin pan cups with paper liners. Alternately, cheesecakes can be made in 12 mini Mason jars.
- In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and and melted butter. Press one tablespoon of crumbs into the bottom of each liner.
- With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
- Add the condensed milk and lime juice and mix well. Mix in the food coloring, if using. Fold in the lime zest and 1 cup of the whipped topping.
- Divide the mixture evenly among the lined muffin cups. Cover pan with foil or plastic wrap and freeze until firm, at least 3 hours. Let stand about 5 minutes before serving.
- Top with remaining whipped topping and fresh lime slices before serving.
Notes
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42 comments
Hari Chandana P
Wowww… looks super cute and inviting.. First time here.. Happy to follow your space 🙂
blueberrykitchen
Your cheesecakes look absolutely gorgeous! They sound like they would taste so good too 🙂
Katie
These look divine and I bet taste amazing!