Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes

A cupcake with a chocolate cookie crust, creamy swirled frosting, and a mini Oreo cookie on top. Mini pumpkin cheesecakes and a spoon with orange filling are visible in the background.

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The best pumpkin cheesecakes that only take 30 minutes to prep and bake in a muffin pan!

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Additional Time4

Total Time4 35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Servings: mini cheesecakes

Author: Beth

Equipment

Ingredients

CRUST

1 ½ cups oreo crumbs about 16 whole oreos
3 tbsp unsalted melted butter

CHEESECAKE

1 ½ packages full fat cream cheese 8 oz packages - for a total of 12 oz for this recipe, room temperature
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
½ cup 100% pumpkin puree
2 large eggs

Topping

Pumpkin whipped cream
Mini Oreos

Instructions

CRUST

Preheat the oven to 350º F.
Line a regular sized muffin pan with 12 paper muffin liners.
In a mixing bowl, combine the oreo crumbs and melted butter until it resembles coarse sand.
Put 1-2 tbsp of oreo crumbs in each muffin cup.
Use a 1/3 cup (or similar) to press the oreo crumbs down firmly into the pan.
Bake the crust for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool while prepping the cheesecake.

CHEESECAKE

In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth, 1 minute.
Beat in the vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, and pumpkin puree until smooth.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Place a little more than 2 tbsp of cheesecake batter in each muffin cup.
Bake for 21-24 minutes or until the center of the cheesecake is only slightly jiggly.
Allow the cheesecakes to cool to room temperature then place them in the fridge for at least 4 hours to chill before serving. If refrigerating overnight, loosely cover the cheesecakes in plastic wrap.
Top with pumpkin whipped cream and mini oreos if desired.

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Notes

1 & 1/2 cup oreo crumbs is equal to about 16 whole oreos. Blend the cookie & the cream.

Crust Variations

Swap out the oreo crumbs for graham cracker crumbs, snickerdoodle cookie crumbs, or gingersnap cookie crumbs. You’ll still need 1 & 1/2 cups of crumbs - no matter which crumb base you pick. Follow the rest of the directions as written.

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