Easy Cheesecake Cups (2024)

If you like cheesecake, you’ll LOVE this easy no bake recipe!

Creamy, dreamy cheesecake sits atop a vanilla wafer cookie in a single serving cup. Top them off with your favorite pie filling or topping for an easy dessert.

These mini Cheesecake Cups are great to make ahead of time for a party and freeze well. Pull out a few to serve whenever you need a treat!

An Easy Make Ahead Dessert

• Perfect for a crowd, everyone can just grab and go.
• A handful of ingredients and just three steps make these extra fast!
• Top with pie filling, fresh fruit, or your own favorite toppings like caramel sauce.
• Use mini cups for cheesecake shooters or even silicone cupcake liners for small dessert bites.
• Whole vanilla wafers don’t even have to be crushed, just pop one each into the bottom of the plastic cups.

Ingredients & Variations

CHEESECAKE Cheesecake has a sweet and tangy flavor made by mixing cream cheese, powdered sugar, heavy cream, and a splash of vanilla. Since this is a no-bake cheesecake, no eggs are needed.

CRUST Whole vanilla wafers don’t even have to be crushed, just pop one into the bottom of each cup. They can even be broken, no one can tell. No Vanilla wafers? Try graham cracker crumbs mixed with a little bit of melted butter, crushed oreo cookies, or any crushed cookie you have on hand.

TOPPINGS Anything goes! Choose one or more (or all?) of these favorite toppings: Pie filling like cherry, blueberry, raspberry, lemon, strawberry, or apple. Use fresh fruit if you’d prefer. Caramel, chocolate sauce or even bits of edible cookie dough.

Variations

• Add flavorings like almond extract, orange or lemon zest, or even a squeeze of lemon juice to the cheesecake batter.
• Swirl in some caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, honey, or your favorite fruit preserve right into the cheesecake mix.
• Mix up the cookie crust by using crushed chocolate wafer cookies, or DIY a no-bake graham cracker crust.
• Chocolate chips, candies, crushed cookies, sprinkles, or fresh berries all make colorful and tasty additions.

How to Make Cheesecake Cups

Make these mini cheesecake cups for a quick and easy dessert!

1. Beat cream cheese until fluffy.
2. In a separate bowl make whipped cream. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese (per the recipe below).
3. Place a vanilla wafer cookie in the bottom of each cup and pipe the cheesecake into each cup.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Tips for Creamy Cheesecake

• Short on time? Swap the whipped cream and sugar for whipped topping (like Cool Whip).
• Allow the cheesecake to refrigerate at least 1 hour, longer is better. This will soften the cookie so it becomes crust like.
• Prepping for a party? These can be made up to 4 days ahead of time and topped before serving or prepared up to 2 months ahead of time and frozen.
• Use small 4oz mason jars instead of plastic cups for a reusable option!

Individual Desserts for a Crowd

• Apple Hand Pies – delicious hot or cold
• Peanut Butter Cookie Cups – only 2 ingredients
• Mini Chocolate Icebox Cakes – no baking required
• Grandpa’s Banana Cupcakes – so moist & fluffy
• Oreo Dirt Cups – a kid favorite

Did you make these Easy Cheesecake Cups? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below!