Description
These Adorable Christmas Mini Tree Cheesecakes are the ultimate showstopper for your holiday table. Featuring a rich cream cheese filling, buttery graham cracker crust, and charming whipped cream trees, they’re perfect for festive gatherings, cookie exchanges, or edible gifts. This easy recipe delivers impressive results and fits beautifully into your collection of quick holiday desserts, easy party treats, and creative Christmas food ideas.
Ingredients
12 graham crackers, crushed
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Green food coloring, a few drops
Sprinkles and sugar stars, for decoration
6 mini sugar cones or waffle cones (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Line a mini cheesecake pan or muffin tin with liners.
2. Combine crushed graham crackers and melted butter until it resembles wet sand. Press into each liner to form crusts. Bake for 5 minutes. Let cool.
3. Beat cream cheese until smooth using a mixer. Add sugar and mix until incorporated. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
4. Spoon the batter over the cooled crusts. Tap pan to remove air bubbles. Bake 15–18 minutes until centers are just set. Cool completely, then chill for at least 2 hours.
5. Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar to stiff peaks. Tint part with green food coloring. Pipe green cream onto cheesecakes in swirled tree shapes. Decorate with sprinkles and sugar stars.
6. Chill again briefly to set the decorations. Serve cold.
Notes
For clean edges, run a knife around the cheesecake before removing from the pan.
Use very cold heavy cream for best whipped tree texture.
Avoid overbaking—centers should jiggle slightly when removed from the oven.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cheesecake
- Calories: 235
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg