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Individual Key Lime Cheesecakes

February 5, 2015 By Lokness 12 Comments

Individual Key Lime Cheesecakes 1 | The Missing Lokness

Counting back, Bryan and I have moved in the condo for about 2 months now. We got everything unpacked and tidied up within a couple weeks. All furnitures are in place. The only thing missing is the art works. We need a few, but we will take our time to get something we really like. With the trauma we went through, we finally have our home. But we will need some time to create more sweet memories and make it our “home sweet home”. Let me take you for a quick tour of our place.

Living Room

Living Room

Dining Room

Dining Room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Valentine’s Day is here soon. Bryan loves desserts with a little tartness. When I saw a bunch of fresh key limes in the supermarket, I grabbed them immediately. Key lime cheesecake would be the one! Rich, little tart, sweet and citrusy. A dream dessert for your Valentine! If you want, you can save them all for yourself. No one will blame you. 😉 Have fun and enjoy!

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Individual Key Lime Cheesecakes (Adapted from Crazy for Crust)

12 (1/3 cup) cheesecakes

Ingredients:

–   16 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature)

–   ¾ cup sugar

–   1 cup sour cream (at room temperature)

–   3 eggs (at room temperature)

–   2 tablespoons flour

–   zest of 3 key limes, plus extra for serving

–   3 tablespoons key lime juice (about 8 – 10 key limes)

–   ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

–   whipped cream (optional)

–   key lime (optional, sliced and cut in half)

Crust:

–   1½ cup graham cracker crumbs

–   3 tablespoons light brown sugar

–   pinch of salt

–   5½ tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Arrange racks in lower and upper thirds of the oven.
  2. Choose your desire baking cups that are water resistant, like foil or silicone. If needed, double the layers of the cups to ensure water cannot leak through.
  3. Prepare 2 large baking pans with high sides that can fit 12 individual baking cups. Set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and salt. Add the melted butter and mix well. Place about 2-tablespoons crumb mixtures into each bake cup. With your fingers, press the mixture down to the bottom and up a little to the sides as well. Press hard. Repeat with the rest. Transfer the cups to the fridge to chill.
  5. Bring a kettle of water over high heat to a boil for the water bath.
  6. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese for 2 minutes. Add the sour cream and beat for 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time and beat until blended after each addition. Scrape down the side of the mixing bowl. Sprinkle in the flour. Mix for 1 minute. Add the lime zest, lime juice and vanilla extract, and beat until combined.
  7. Fill each prepared bake cup all the way to the top with cheesecake filling. Place the cups in the prepared baking pans. Slowly pour the boiling water into the baking pans from one corner, until it reaches about a third up the side of the baking cups. Be sure not to let water get in the cheesecakes. Carefully transfer the baking pans in the oven. Bake for about 35 – 40 minutes, or until the cheesecakes are just slightly jiggled in the center. Turn off the oven and let the cheesecakes to sit for one hour inside. Remove from oven and let them cool completely. Cover with foils and refrigerate overnight.
  8. To serve, run a shape knife down the side of the cheesecakes and carefully remove them from the baking cups. Decorate the cheesecakes with whipped cream. Sprinkle some fresh key lime zest over the top. Decorate with key lime slices. Serve immediately.

Tips:

  1. I used foil baking cups. I double the layers. To remove the foil cups, I just tear them apart. Very easy.
  2. Instead of making individual portion, you can make the cheesecake in a 9-inch springform pan. Just use about 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs and increase the baking time to about 50 minutes.

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Filed Under: Cook, Dessert/Sweet Tagged With: cheesecake, cream cheese, key lime, lime, valentine's day

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  1. Kayiu @ Saucy Spatula says

    February 5, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    Congrats on the new home again! You guys did it! (LOVE the kitchen!)

    I like key lime pies a lot but these key lime cheesecakes sound BETTER!

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      February 10, 2015 at 3:36 pm

      Thank you sweetie! The kitchen is definitely one of the highlight of the home. 🙂

      HAHA, right? Rich and creamy cheesecake is always the comforting dessert!

      Reply
  2. Maggie says

    February 5, 2015 at 11:42 pm

    Congratulations! Your new home look lovely! I love the marble kitchen counter, definitely great for photography background. And the modern look decoration is great 🙂
    These cheesecakes are so adorable! Pinned!

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      February 10, 2015 at 3:38 pm

      Thank you so much Maggie! Bryan and I both love a clean and modern look. When we saw the carrara marble counter top, we just fall in love with the place. Absolutely perfect for pictures!

      Reply
  3. Monica says

    February 10, 2015 at 3:55 pm

    Condo looks great, so airy and open. Hope you are enjoying your new home and cooking up lots of wonderful things. I love these little individual key lime cheesecakes – it looks pretty and so refreshing. I can totally see polishing these off and wishing you had a few more (but when we make big things, we end up with too much leftovers and wishing we made mini’s!).

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      February 13, 2015 at 4:58 pm

      Thanks, sweetie! The condo has a pretty high ceiling, so it looks open. We love that.

      I made a bunch of these cheesecakes. The good thing is they lasted for a week in the fridge, so we were eating them every day for 5 days. Haha… That doesn’t sound too good for our health and waistline. But who cares!

      Reply
  4. Bonnie Eng says

    February 11, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    What a cute place! How great, everything is set now, and there are these delectable little lime cheesecakes to enjoy! 🙂

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      February 13, 2015 at 5:00 pm

      Thank you Bonnie! Yes, there little cheesecakes are just right for celebration.

      Reply
  5. Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes) says

    February 13, 2015 at 5:45 am

    These are sooo darling!

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      February 13, 2015 at 5:00 pm

      Thanks, Jocelyn! Aren’t they cute?

      Reply
  6. Julie @ Cooks with Cocktails says

    March 9, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    Key lime is my all time favorite citrus! Also love mini anything! These look like little bites of heaven to me! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      March 11, 2015 at 1:09 pm

      Thanks Julie! Mini food is awesome! If you love key lime, this is the recipe for you. Hope you will try these one day!

      Reply

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