These Mini Cherry Cheesecakes are so simple and delicious. They are just the perfect size, to pop into your mouth and enjoy a sweet and delicious treat.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line miniature muffin tins with paper liners.
Mix together the crushed vanilla wafers and melted butter until fully incorporated and press about 3/4 teaspoon of the crushed vanilla wafer mixture into each paper cup.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Fill each miniature muffin liner with cream cheese mixture, almost to the top.
Place pans in the oven and bake for about 15 minutes.
Let cool and top with a teaspoonful of cherry pie filling (or you other favorite flavor of pie filling, fresh fruit, or other cheesecake topping).