Chocolate Raspberry Swirled Mini Cheesecakes

These chocolate raspberry swirled mini cheesecakes are the perfect bite of summertime freshness.  Your party guests will love them!

Summer is the time for me to use fresh fruits in many of my cheesecake recipes.  I love the lightness that they give to the dinner menu, and they are perfect to serve when you have a BBQ or grill party. 

These pretty cheesecakes have a lovely swirl effect on top and a crust made of chocolate Graham cracker crumbs. It is one of my favorite dessert ideas!

Enjoy the Taste of summer with these Chocolate Raspberry swirled Mini Cheesecakes.

Fresh berries and cheesecake go hand and hand in my book.  It made perfect sense for me to pair them together for this delightful miniature version.I love raspberries all year round, but during the summer time, since they are so plentiful (and less expensive), I can indulge more often.

Making the raspberry swirl is easy. All you need is a fine mesh strainer. 

The swirl is just the right consistency and it is so bright and colorful. 

The mini delights are full of flavor. They are easy to make and look so pretty when you serve them too.  I used a chocolate colored cupcake liner to give them a high end look. It was fun to make this recipe.  Once the cheese cake mixture is added to your chocolate cupcake bases, the fun starts.  You just place a few dots of the raspberry swirl on each cheesecake.

Next take a toothpick and swirl a pretty design.  The design bakes right into the cheesecake and makes them so pretty.They can be decorated with some extra fresh raspberries and mint sprigs.  Won’t they look lovely on the table?

If you are looking for a tasty dessert that is fairly easy to prepare but nice enough to serve at a fancy dinner party, you can’t go wrong with these Raspberry swirled mini cheesecakes.

These cheesecakes freeze really well, which makes it easy for you to have “just one” for dessert and not have a whole large-sized cheesecake tempting you every time you open the fridge.

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Yield: 9 mini cheesecakes

Chocolate Raspberry Swirled Mini Cheesecakes

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These chocolate raspberry-swirled mini cheesecakes are the perfect end to any special dinner party. They are fruity and tart and your guests will love them.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 17 minutes

Additional Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 27 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups of fresh raspberries
• Juice of one lemon
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1/4 cup of water
• 2/3 cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs
• 2-1/2 tablespoons of melted butter
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream
• 8 oz. package cream cheese at room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• Chocolate colored cupcake liners
• Mint sprigs to garnish
• 9 raspberries to garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Gently cook the raspberries, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and water in a saucepan over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Place the raspberries in a metal strainer and push them through the strainer into a bowl below with a rubber spatula to remove the seeds.
4. Allow the puree to cool while you make the mini cheesecakes.
5. Combine the chocolate Graham cracker crumbs with melted butter.
6. Place the cupcake liners into muffin tins.
7. Divide the crumb mixture evenly and place the mixture into each cupcake liner. Press down firmly.
8. In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, egg, granulated sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream until smooth.
9. Spoon the mixture on top of the cracker crumb base.
10. Place small drops of the raspberry puree on top of the cheesecakes.
11. Use a toothpick to swirl the puree into the top of the cheesecakes.
12. Bake the mini cheesecakes for 16-17 minutes until the centers are set.
13. Allow them to cool for 10 minutes in the muffin tins, then remove and place on a wire rack until fully cool.
14. Store the mini cheesecakes in the fridge for an hour to set.
15. Garnish with sprigs of fresh mint and fresh raspberries.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

9

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 265Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 208mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 3gSugar: 18gProtein: 4g

Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.

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