Easy Raspberry Cheesecake Shots (Small Batch Dessert)

If you're looking for something festive but yet it's not to feed a crowd, these easy raspberry cheesecake shots are the perfect answer! They look so elegant that your guests wouldn't believe how easy they are. The cookie crumbs give them a crunchy texture, followed by a super creamy, lemony cheesecake layer. Then comes this ridiculously easy homemade raspberry coulis, and oh la la!

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Recipe Features

• Size - This small batch dessert is perfect for a small family or group of friends, like our no-bake Biscoff cheesecake cups.
• Level - super easy with just a handful of basic ingredients
• Occasion - fantastic for the holidays, any celebrations, or hey, during the weekends when you want to look fancy without even trying

Let's Talk Ingredients

Raspberry - fresh or frozen, they both work wonderfully in this.

SUBSTITUTION: Use other types of berries like blackberries, blueberries, or strawberries. Coulis cooking time varies depending on the type of berries. Strawberries will take a few minutes longer to thicken.

Cream cheese - full fat, please. Nothing of light or whipped ones.

Whipping cream - minimum 35% fat, like the one we use in our strawberry ice cream recipe, regardless of its name (heavy cream, double cream).

Lemon zest - try very hard not to skip it as it makes such a huge difference. Make sure to grate only the thin outer yellow zest, not the white skin under it as it will leave a bitter taste.

How Far In Advance Can I Make This?

We all know during the holidays we're like an octopus in the kitchen, juggling and cooking every single thing while trying to figure out what plates go with what table runner.

I'm here to make your octopus life easier by explaining when you should prepare this dessert.

If you want to make this dessert in advance, I suggest you divide it into parts. You can make the cookie crumbs and raspberry coulis a week ahead. Keep the crumbs in an air-tight container and the coulis in the fridge.

The day you plan to serve, in the morning, you can make the cheesecake cream and assemble the dessert that needs at least two hours in the fridge to set, preferably four.

I recommend doing it this way because raspberries tend to bleed into the white cheesecake with time, making it look less elegant. Also, the cookie base starts to separate from the cream, creating a gap.

But if you don't mind all this, just cosmetic, you can make the full dessert up to three days in advance.

TIPS: Drizzle the raspberry coulis topping (last layer) just before serving to avoid it bleeding into the white cheesecake. One raspberry (fresh or frozen) and a mint leaf on top lend a fancy look.

More Smaller Servings Desserts

• Speculoos cheesecake shots
• Easy mango sago pudding
• Healthier strawberry cheesecake cups (high-protein)
• Key lime shots
• Classic creme caramel

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