These scrumptious Mini Honey Balsamic Berry Cheesecakes are surprisingly easy to make, starting with sugar cookie dough for the crust!
My husband calls Pinterest the Bermuda Triangle for women. I will admit, I have been sucked into the magical world of Pinterest a time or two (or ten, or a million) before. You cannot help but browse through the thousands of enticing recipes and DIY projects.
You can learn to bake a cake, plant a garden, or make your own Christmas ornaments. But, many Pinterest enthusiasts, like me, don't have enough time to create everything they have Pinned.
With the holidays looming, I decided to sift through my Pinterest Recipe Boards. I wanted to find a pie recipe to serve on Thanksgiving. I wanted something different from the traditional pumpkin or pecan pie we usually serve.
I actually found two recipes that were intriguing, so I decided to combine them. One recipe was a traditional blueberry pie and the other was a no bake pie with a sugar cookie crust. The recipe I created was Mini Honey Balsamic Berry Cheesecakes.
When I am making pies, especially with berries, I almost always make a mess. I have an apron, but I never remember to put it on before I start cooking. By the time I am done with my recipe, I have stained at least one article of clothing, if not more.
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Mini Honey Balsamic Berry Cheesecakes Recipe
Ingredients:
1 roll of sugar cookie dough
1 bag of frozen mixed berries, thawed, divided
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package of 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 cups whipped topping, thawed, divided
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
Cut cookie dough into 1/2″ thick slices. Gently press into greased muffin tins. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until edges are just golden brown. The cookie in the middle may puff up. That is fine. When the sides are golden brown, take them out and gently press down on the middle. Set aside to cool.
In a medium bowl, mash two cups of berries. Add balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup sugar, honey, and vanilla. Mix well. In a separate bowl, Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until well blended. Add berries and beat on low until well blended. About 1 minute. Fold in 1 3/4 cups of the whipped topping.
Add berry mixture to sugar cookie crusts. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Top with remaining whipped topping and garnish with mint and your favorite berry.
Mini Honey Balsamic Berry Cheesecakes
Make a delicious and easy berry-filled dessert with this Mini Honey Balsamic Berry Cheesecake recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 roll of sugar cookie dough
- 1 bag of frozen mixed berries, thawed, divided
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 package of 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups whipped topping, thawed, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cut cookie dough into 1/2" thick slices. Gently press into greased muffin tins. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until edges are just golden brown. The cookie in the middle may puff up. That is fine. When the sides are golden brown, take them out and gently press down on the middle. Set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl, mash two cups of berries. Add balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup sugar, honey, and vanilla. Mix well. In a separate bowl, Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until well blended. Add berries and beat on low until well blended. About 1 minute. Fold in 1 3/4 cups of the whipped topping.
- Add berry mixture to sugar cookie crusts. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Top with remaining whipped topping and garnish with mint and your favorite berry.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 190Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 83mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 2g
Nutrition is calculated automatically and may not be accurate.
susan smoaks says
I like to cook spaghetti and the tomato sauce gives us stains all the time. hubby does lawn service and that causes quite a few stains too.
shelly peterson says
I like to cook pasta dishes and spaghetti sauce always leaves stains.
Candie L says
It seems like anytime I am in the kitchen I am creating a new stain. Thank you
Stefanie G says
I love to cook blueberry muffins, and always get stains on my hands and clothes from the blueberries!
Susan Christy says
I like to paint or stain the baskets that I weave and I end up staining more than the basket!
Elena says
I like to make lasagna. The sauce leaves stains
DEBIJOT says
I love to cook homemade spaghetti and that can leave stains.
Karen R says
I make blackberry cobbler that can get all over the kitchen and me.
Gary Emes says
I love love love tomatoes so I make salsa and spaghetti sauce all the time.
Rosanne says
I like to cook with blueberries and that stains a lot (pancakes, muffins)
Giancarlo says
Pasta meals always bring about the best stains : )
Stephanie Phelps says
I love to make homemade jams that make a mess like blueberry!
Jeanie Potter says
#win!
Soha Molina says
I like to use a lot of frosting and that stains a lot.
NinaB says
Homemade chili makes a really bad stain.
Jean D. says
I see I’m not the only one who loves pasta with tomato sauce. Of course it stains, and if I have friends over and serve red wine with it, I’m going for the Clorox right away.
Thanks for a generous giveaway!
Candice says
I love to make mercury lass, and it can be messy for sure!
carol clark says
i like making jelly and sometimes it stains my hands well most of the time
Audra O'Hara says
I cook homemade spaghetti sauce and meatballs a lot. I always make such a mess. And as much as I try, I always wind up getting sauce on my clothes!
Tabathia B says
I would say spaghetti with lots of pasta sauce
Faith says
It doesn’t matter what craft or cooking I do, a stain is made!
Thuy Vy Vu says
I say the red sauce is the biggest culprit.
Peggy Rydzewski says
Our homemade spaghetti sauce can make quite the mess.