Are you looking for a refreshing summer dessert? This mini lemon cheesecake tart is perfect! We have had these at family parties and also served them at baby and bridal showers. You get the creamy, tart, and sweet all in one bite!
If you’re looking for more easy dessert recipes make sure and try our Easy Lemon Berry Tarts Recipe, this Lemon Fluff Dessert and don’t miss this Sheet Pan Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe!
Ingredients needed to make these easy Mini Lemon Cheesecake Tarts:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened, divided
- 1/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons butter, softened, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon plus 2 Tablespoons lemon juice, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/3 cup water
- 3 drops yellow food coloring
- 24 fresh raspberries
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How to make Mini Lemon Cheesecake Tarts:
In a small bowl, beat 3 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter and lemon peel until blended. Gradually add flour, mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm.
Preheat oven to 325°. Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls; press onto the bottom and up sides of 24 ungreased mini muffin cups.
For filling, in a small bowl, beat 1/2 cup sugar and remaining cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 teaspoon lemon juice and vanilla. Add egg; beat on low speed just until blended. Fill cups half full with cream cheese mixture. Bake 18-20 minutes or until set. Carefully run a knife around tarts to loosen from pan. Cool in pans on wire racks.
While the tarts are cooling, in a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and remaining sugar; whisk in water. Bring to boil, stirring constantly for 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Gently stir in food coloring and remaining lemon juice and butter. Cool to room temperature.
Remove cooled tarts from pans. Spoon on topping; top each tart with a raspberry. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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We love a good Lemon dessert:
- Layered Lemon Dessert (Lemon Delight) Recipe
- Frozen Lemon Fluff Dessert Recipe
- Starbucks Copycat Lemon Pound Cake Recipe
- Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake Recipe (with a cake mix)
- No Bake Lemon Cookie Truffles Recipe
Mini Lemon Cheesecake Tarts Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened, divided
- ½ cup + 2 teaspoons butter, softened, divided
- ¼ teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup + ⅓ cup sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon + 2 Tablespoons Lemon juice, divided
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 4 teaspoon cornstarch
- ⅓ cup water
- 3 drops yellow food coloring
- 24 fresh raspberries
Instructions
- In a small bowl, beat 3 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter and lemon peel until blended. Gradually add flour, mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm.
- Preheat oven to 325°. Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls; press onto the bottom and up sides of 24 ungreased mini muffin cups.
- For filling, in a small bowl, beat 1/2 cup sugar and remaining cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 teaspoon lemon juice and vanilla. Add egg; beat on low speed just until blended. Fill cups half full with cream cheese mixture. Bake 18-20 minutes or until set. Carefully run a knife around tarts to loosen from pan. Cool in pans on wire racks.
- While the tarts are cooling, in a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and remaining sugar; whisk in water. Bring to boil, stirring constantly for 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Gently stir in food coloring and remaining lemon juice and butter. Cool to room temperature.
- Remove cooled tarts from pans. Spoon on topping; top each tart with a raspberry. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Feel free to add a little lemon zest on top to kick this dessert up a notch!
Nutrition
Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.Recipe adapted from Taste of Home
Lemon juice is not mentioned in the list of ingredients. Should the second sugar listed be lemon juice instead of sugar?
Hi Sharon. You are right!! The second sugar should be lemon juice. Thanks so much for catching that. We will try to get it changed asap.
I love this recipe! Its my go-to when I want to bring a dessert that will wow! It’s so pretty and the flavor combination of the raspberry, lemon, and cream cheese is perfect!! My one, tiny suggestion add the lemon zest to the cornstarch/sugar topping instead of the crust and skip the food coloring. Also, I like to add a bit more lemon juice to kick up the zing!