Green food dye: You can leave the food dye out of the recipe if you like, but I love to add it so everyone can easily tell they’re key lime cheesecakes.Vanilla extract: Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavor.Key lime zest: Make sure to wash your lime before zesting it to remove any dirt or bacteria.Key lime juice: You’re welcome to substitute lime juice for key lime juice, if needed.Sour cream: Breaks up the heaviness of the cream cheese and creates a smoother, creamier filling.Cream cheese: It’s b est to use bricks of cream cheese and avoid cream cheese spread, which has ingredients added to it to thin it out.Granulated sugar: Used to sweeten both the crust and the cheesecake filling.Butter: I recommend using unsalted butter since the amount of salt in salted butters can vary between different brands.Graham crackers: You can pulse full sheets of graham crackers in a food processor to make your own graham cracker crumbs, or you can purchase pre-made graham cracker crumbs.Here’s what you’ll need to make these mini cheesecake bites: These mini key lime pie cheesecakes have three components: the graham cracker crust, the key lime cheesecake filling, and the optional whipped cream on top. Between the buttery graham cracker crust, creamy key lime cheesecake filling, and the homemade whipped cream on top it was almost impossible not to eat the whole batch. Since March is finally here and I have all things fruit on the brain, I decided to create a mini key lime cheesecake version. I mean all desserts are better in mini form, right? I feel like mini cheesecakes are the perfect sized desserts to bring to parties or even just to eat by yourself. So many of you loved these mini Oreo cheesecakes I posted a while back and I have to say, I really loved them too! I’ve been working on a few more variations for mini cheesecakes because they’re so darn cute. The perfect dessert for any time of year! These Mini Key Lime Cheesecakes feature an easy homemade graham cracker crust topped with a smooth and creamy key lime cheesecake filling.
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