These No Bake Cheesecake Bites are a fun and minimal ingredient recipe that everyone loves. Drizzled with chocolate it is an addicting dessert that is super easy.
Cheesecake is my love language. We are cheesecake lovers in this house and that is one dessert that we cannot resist one bit. Especially my husband, he’s the top cheesecake fan here.
These No Bake Cheesecake Bites are a fun and easy recipe that we like to whip up all year long, but mostly we love to whip them up during the holiday season.
They make the perfect bite sized treat that people can grab when they want, and who doesn’t want little Cheesecake Bites they can just eat with their hand and not a fork?
That one thing that I love about this recipe is that they are single serving, well multiple because you aren’t going to stop at just one and you can just grab and go as you’d like.
These are a requested recipe in this house not just during the winter, but the summer, spring and fall as well as they are good for all year long!
Some of our favorite cheesecake recipes we have on our site include Cinnamon Apple Cheesecake, Peppermint Cheesecake and Creme Brûlée Cheesecake.
There is something about cheesecake that everyone seems to love, I don’t think that I’ve ever met a person that doesn’t like cheesecake in some way shape or form.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Using minimal ingredients helps this recipe come together quick.
- You can easily double this recipe to make a larger portion to serve more people.
- You can top these with whatever you like, we like chocolate but the sky is the limit.
This is a great beginner recipe for kids to help make, mine love to do the chocolate drizzle on these Cheesecake Bites, they think it’s something fun.
Any time that I can get my kids in the kitchen with me I love to do it! They seem to be on the fence but they are older now so I don’t blame them.
HOW TOO MAKE NO BAKE CHEESECAKE BITES, STEP BY STEP:
- In bowl add graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, butter, and salt, mixing until combined.
- Evenly spread over wax paper into a cake pan. (I used an 8×8 cake pan ) Crust will be about ¼ inch thick. Using a spatula, press the crust down firmly so it is well packed. Place the pan in the freezer for about 30 minutes so the crust is set.
- While the crust is freezing, in a medium bowl, or stand mixer, combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until it is smooth and creamy.
- Pour filling over the crust and return to the freezer for 30-45 minutes or allow to set in the refrigerator until the cheesecake is well set.
- Using a sharp knife, cut into one-inch squares.
- Place squares on top of a cooling rack, over a large piece of wax paper. Melt the chocolate in the microwave, 30 seconds at a time, until it is completely melted. Pour the melted chocolate into a piping bag, or even a small sandwich bag, and cut the tip of the bag off. Slowly drizzle the chocolate over the bites going up and down, then side to side. Repeat with white chocolate. Allow chocolates to dry. Remove from the cooling rack and return to refrigerate until ready to serve.
See how easy this recipe is? The worst part is waiting for the crust and the cheesecake set up so it is not a really quick recipe, but one that you will absolutely eat quickly.
We like to use white and semi-sweet chocolate to drizzle our Cheesecake Bites with but you don’t have to use that.
WHAT CHOCOLATE TO USE?
Like I stated above we like to use white and semi-sweet chocolate to drizzle over these, and we also like to use baking bars as they are easy to portion the amount needed.
You can use any chocolate that you like, semi-sweet, milk, white, dark, baking bars, candiquik, melting wafers, etc.
Whatever your preference is you can use, this is just what we have done with this recipe and continue to do because we love the pairing.
HOW TO CUT CHEESECAKE BITES:
Our favorite way to cut these is to use a hot knife and into strips first then into squares. This way you can decide what size of bites you want, we usually make 1″ squares.
They should be frozen enough that running the hot knife through them won’t be an issue at all, but if it is, just pop them back in the freezer or refrigerator for a little bit before decorating.
OTHER TOPPING OPTIONS:
Since we have made these so often there are so many different ways that we have topped these, I will give some options below.
- Strawberry sauce
- Caramel Sauce
- Crushed Candy Canes (put on before freezing)
- Mini M&M’s (put on before freezing)
- Crushed Oreo’s (put on before freezing)
- Toffee Bits (put on before freezing)
There are so many different ways, but those are some that we have made in the past and some ideas if you’re looking to switch up these Cheesecake Bites with something else.
HOW TO STORE:
Since these use cream cheese and are a no bake recipe they need to be kept chilled when not serving.
To refrigerate just place in an airtight container, we like to use a Tupperware container and separate the layers with parchment paper and they will keep up to 4 days.
If you plan on freezing them then do the same, place in a freezer safe container and place them in the freezer where they will keep up to 3 months.
Let them defrost slightly in the refrigerator before consuming, or you can eat directly out of the freezer if you’d like.
These are almost too pretty to even want to eat, it’so one of those recipes I could just keep out to show off like people do with fruit, but unfortunately that is not possible.
But at least they are pretty and enticing enough for you or your guests to gravitate towards, at least that’s what I’ve been told when we make these!
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Make sure you use unsalted butter in this recipe as it already contains salt and will throw off the flavor slightly.
- This can be made in a larger pan, they will just be thinner but will also work.
- You can drizzle the chocolate on before freezing as well, but we like how it drips down the sides after cutting.
- These can be frozen, see my notes on that above.
- Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature, as it is easier to blend and turns out creamier with no lumps.
- You can top with so many different things, again see my tips above.
- These can also be fully dipped in chocolate if you want a whole chocolate cheesecake bite recipe.
If you want a fun, pretty and absolutely tasty recipe to serve to yourself or guests this season then you need to make these No Bake Cheesecake Bites!
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No Bake Cheesecake Bites
Ingredients
CRUST:
- 1 Package of graham crackers about 8-10
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
FILLING:
- 16 oz. cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
TOPPING:
- 4 oz. white melting chocolate
- 4 oz. melting chocolate
Instructions
- Completely crumble graham crackers (or crush in a food processor) making sure there are no large pieces.
- Transfer graham cracker crumbs to a medium bowl and add in powdered sugar, butter, and salt, mixing until combined.
- Evenly spread over wax paper into a cake pan. (I used an 8x8 cake pan ) Crust will be about ¼ inch thick. Using a spatula, press the crust down firmly so it is well packed. Place the pan in the freezer for about 30 minutes so the crust is set.
- While the crust is freezing, in a medium bowl, or stand mixer, combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until it is smooth and creamy.
- Pour filling over the crust and return to the freezer for 30-45 minutes or allow to set in the refrigerator until the cheesecake is well set.
- Using a sharp knife, cut into one-inch squares.
- Place squares on top of a cooling rack, over a large piece of wax paper.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave, 30 seconds at a time, until it is completely melted. Pour the melted chocolate into a piping bag, or even a small sandwich bag, and cut the tip of the bag off. Slowly drizzle the chocolate over the bites going up and down, then side to side. Repeat with white chocolate. Allow chocolates to dry. Remove from the cooling rack and return to refrigerate until ready to serve.
Carmel Mc Hale
Great for low carb diabetic dessert…thank you!