Patriotic mini cheesecakes are perfect for your red, white, and blue celebrations. These cheesecakes are dotted with festive sprinkles and made with just 6 ingredients!
Why this recipe works
When it comes to Fourth of July party foods, these patriotic mini cheesecakes are a fun choice. They’re easy to make using cream cheese, golden Oreos, and sprinkles followed by a topping of whipped cream.
Mini cheesecakes are always a welcome addition to any dessert table. What’s fun is that you can swap out the color of sprinkles you use to accommodate any holiday color scheme! Try red and green for Christmas, black and orange for Halloween, or pastel sprinkles for Easter.
Ingredients you will need
Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable version at the end of this post.
CRUST – The crust can’t get any more simple with these mini cheesecakes. We’re using whole golden Oreos for the base. It’s quicker than throwing them in a food processor, however, if you’d like to do that instead, by all means! You can alternatively use vanilla wafers, chocolate Oreos, or crushed graham crackers to make the crust.
FILLING – Like most cheesecakes, the filling is made with cream cheese. The most important step when it comes to working with cream cheese is to make sure its softened, which means it brought to room temperature. To do so, cube your cream cheese and separate on a plate for around 20 minutes. Using cold cream cheese will result in lumpy batter.
How to Make Patriotic Mini Cheesecakes
These step by step photos and instructions are here to help you visualize how to make this recipe. You can Jump to Recipe to get the printable version of this recipe, complete with measurements and instructions at the bottom.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Beat cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Set to low speed, add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition just until blended.
- Gently fold in 1/3 cup sprinkles.
- Place cupcake liners into a regular 12-cup muffin tin (not a mini muffin tin) and add 1 whole golden Oreo to each liner.
- Pour in your batter, filling to about 3/4 of the way up into each.
- Add additional sprinkles to the top of each mini cheesecake.
- Bake 15-20 minutes or until the centers are almost set.
- Cool completely. Place in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
- Serve topped with whipped cream and additional patriotic sprinkles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely! You can make these a day in advance so there’s less stuff on the to-do list the day of. Keep the cheesecakes in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Reserve any additional toppings such as whipped cream until right before you’re ready to serve.
These mini cheesecakes will keep well in the refrigerator for up to 4 days stored in an air tight container.
We love topping with a dollop of whipped cream to keep it nice and simple. You can also add some crushed Oreos, additional sprinkles, a white chocolate drizzle, or strawberries & blueberries for a festive look.
This recipe makes 32-36 bite-sized treats using a regular sized 12-cup muffin pan. Bring these easy patriotic mini cheesecakes along to your Fourth of July potluck, your friends and family will be thanking you!
More Patriotic Recipes
- Patriotic Punch
- Taco Salad Flag
- American Flag Cupcakes
- Patriotic Charcuterie Board
- Red White and Blue Poke Cake
- Patriotic Candy Bark
- Mini Shortcake Cups
- No Bake Berry Cheesecake Trifles
- Patriotic Ice Cream Cone Cupcake
- 4th of July Jello Shots
- Patriotic Vodka Lemonade Slushie
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Patriotic Mini Cheesecakes
IMPORTANT – There are often Frequently Asked Questions within the blog post that you may find helpful. Simply scroll back up to read them!
Print It Pin It Rate ItIngredients
- 32 oz cream cheese 4 (8oz) blocks, softened
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- ⅓ cup red, white, and blue sprinkles for the batter
- 36 Golden oreos
- ⅓ cup red, white, and blue sprinkles for the tops
Garnish
- whipped cream
- red, white, and blue sprinkles
Things You’ll Need
Before You Begin
- Store leftover mini cheesecakes in an air-tight container kept in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- This recipe uses a regular 12-cup muffin tin, not a mini muffin pan.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Beat cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar with a hand mixer until smooth.32 oz cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 cup granulated white sugar
- On low speed, add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition just until blended.4 large eggs
- Gently fold in 1/3 cup sprinkles.1/3 cup red, white, and blue sprinkles
- Place cupcake liners into the muffin tin slots and add 1 whole golden oreo to each liner.36 Golden oreos
- Pour in your batter, filling to about 3/4 of the way up into each.
- Add additional sprinkles to the top of each mini cheesecake. You might not use all of the extra sprinkles.1/3 cup red, white, and blue sprinkles
- Bake 15-20 minutes or until the centers are almost set.
- Cool completely. Place in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
- Serve topped with whipped cream and additional festive sprinkles.whipped cream, red, white, and blue sprinkles
Nutrition
The recipes on this blog are tested with a conventional gas oven and gas stovetop. It’s important to note that some ovens, especially as they age, can cook and bake inconsistently. Using an inexpensive oven thermometer can assure you that your oven is truly heating to the proper temperature. If you use a toaster oven or countertop oven, please keep in mind that they may not distribute heat the same as a conventional full sized oven and you may need to adjust your cooking/baking times. In the case of recipes made with a pressure cooker, air fryer, slow cooker, or other appliance, a link to the appliances we use is listed within each respective recipe. For baking recipes where measurements are given by weight, please note that results may not be the same if cups are used instead, and we can’t guarantee success with that method.
This post was originally published on this blog on June 15, 2021.
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Arlene Traylor says
So to make the recipe accurate, should it be 3 packs of cream cheese to make only 12 cupcakes?
Amanda Davis says
If you just want to make 12 mini cheesecakes, hit “Jump to Recipe” and then hover over the number of servings. A slider will appear that you can drag to change it to 12. When you do it will show that you will need 10.5 oz of cream cheese, which is 1 block plus 2 oz. Hope that helps.
Arlene Traylor says
Thank you. I think maybe I didn’t ask the correct question. I want to make full size cupcakes. The recipe shows mini cakes but instructions say to use full size cupcakes.
Amanda Davis says
The pan used to make the cakes in the photos is a regular sized muffin tin. There’s a video in the post that will help you visualize the size. So essentially the recipe is already set for the size you want to make. They are called mini cheesecakes because they are handheld and cheesecakes are usually made in a 8 or 9 inch pan. Hope this clears things up!
Amanda says
Has anyone made this with premade cheesecake filling. I was wrong and let my husband grab some things at the store and he went rouge lol. Will it work if you don’t bake it?
Lauren says
These are easy, festive and taste absolutely amazing! Make
Savannah Piper says
This recipe is amazing! Tastes great and super easy. The only thing I would add is if you are a newbie baker like me or only have one muffin tin to work with at a time like me, add the sprinkles individually otherwise if it sits then it will leave a blue-ish tint to your cheesecake, that’s a rookie mistake on my end. I will definitely be utilizing this in the future because it was so easy to work with. Thank you so much for this great recipe!
Lisa Muller says
Can you use three cream cheese and three eggs to lessen the mix?
Tori w says
I had to put my muffin tin over water so the oreos would not burn. Other than that they’re perfect!
Stevie Goldstein says
How did you put it over water?
Suz says
Mine didn’t burn, they turned out perfect!
Katy says
Would Oreo thins work for this recipe?
Amanda Formaro says
As long as they are the same size in diameter as regular oreos.
Susanne says
Can you freeze?
Amanda Formaro says
Yes they should freeze fine
Louise says
Can you bake them in the muffin pan without liners? Or do you just tke them out when they cool?
Amanda Formaro says
We have not tested this recipe without the liners and we are not sure if it would be difficult to remove the cheesecakes without them. We just remove the liners after the cakes have cooled.
Sue says
In the written recipe, it states to use mini liners and pan. This is not the case. The Oreo does not fit. It should state regular size cupcake liner and pans.
Amanda Formaro says
Thank you for pointing that out, I’ve corrected it.
Joanie says
Can I put them in the freezer to speed up the setting process?
Amanda Formaro says
Yes, but they won’t take long since they are so small!
Jenn says
This recipe leaves so much leftover cheesecake filling. Makes way more than 18.
Amanda Formaro says
Thank you for your feedback on this discrepancy. We have tested this recipe and agree that the quantity was wrong. We found that this makes approximately 33-36 mini cheesecakes. We apologize for the mistake and have corrected the recipe!
Sandy says
Just stuck 24 minis in oven. Looks like enough batter left for another dozen. Looks like I’ll have plenty for later!
Lori says
I made these for a work treat day and for our family July 4th gathering. I added a little more sugar and lemon extract to my second batch. So so so good. They are easy to make and are the perfect size. Definitely a “go to” recipe going forward.
April B says
Can these be made and frozen?
Janel Hamm says
I’m wondering why this recipe takes 32 oz. of cream cheese. Even when I’ve made a regular size cheese cake, the recipe has never called for more than 3 8oz packages. Is this a misprint?
Amanda Formaro says
Thank you for your feedback on this discrepancy. We have tested this recipe and agree that the quantity was wrong. We found that this makes approximately 33-36 mini cheesecakes. We apologize for the mistake and have corrected the recipe!
Sherry says
Turned out awesome. I split batter and made this plus turtle ones. Only thing for me was I used 36 oreos. Way more batter than recipe says.
Heather says
Would chocolate oreos work?
Amanda Formaro says
Yes!
Holly B says
If I’m mistaken these are not mini cupcakes
They are regular cupcakes but mini cheese cakes. At first reading the recipe I thought they were in a mini muffin tin with your terminology. But the size of the cookie in the picture I could tell that wasn’t possible they look delicious I will try thank you
Lm robey says
I am wondering same you say
Size is mini muffin liners in mini muffin tin?? Should that not read regular muffin liners and tin?? Please help!
Amanda Formaro says
My apologies for the confusion. This recipe uses a regular 12-cup muffin pan, not a mini muffin pan. Oreos will not fit in a mini muffin pan.