• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Cook's Hideout
  • All Recipes
  • Subscribe
  • About Me
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
menu icon
go to homepage
  • All Recipes
  • Subscribe
  • About Me
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • All Recipes
    • Subscribe
    • About Me
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • ×
    Home » Blogging Marathon » The Best Mini Banana Cheesecake Recipe

    The Best Mini Banana Cheesecake Recipe

    Published: Dec 3, 2019 · Modified: Sep 15, 2021 by Pavani · 11 Comments

    82 shares
    • Share
    • Tweet
    • Yummly
    • Email
    Jump to Recipe

    This mini Banana Cheesecake recipe is easy to make and is packed with banana flavor. These individual cheesecakes are great make ahead dessert for parties.

    Stack of Mini Banana Cheesecake on a plate

    I love individual desserts and am always looking to miniaturize regular size recipes. So far I have tried no-bake mini cheesecakes, but today I have a delicious baked Mini Banana Cheesecake recipe. These mini cakes are creamy with delicious banana flavor.

    Baked Mini Cheesecakes:

    Regular size cheesecakes are traditionally baked in a spring form pan that is placed in a water bath. This ensures that the cheesecake has that signature creamy texture and is not over baked.

    But these mini cheesecakes don't need a water bath and can be baked directly in the muffin pan. If you are fancy, then go ahead and buy a mini cheesecake pan - that will come very handy to make these cuties.

    Plate with Mini Banana Cheesecake with Chocolate drizzle

    Ingredients for Mini Banana Cheesecake:

    The most important ingredient for any cheesecake is room temperature cream cheese. I cannot emphasis more on the room temperature part. Put the blocks of cream cheese on the counter for at least 3~4 hours if you are in a cold region like me. I would even leave them out overnight, if you plan to bake in the morning.

    The next ingredient is Bananas. The riper the bananas, the more flavor they have, so look for dark spotty ones to use in the recipe. I would never have thought of making banana cheesecake until I saw Nigella's recipe in "Kitchen" cookbook. I had some overripe bananas that needed to be used, so I miniaturized the recipe.

    Mini Cheesecake with chocolate drizzle on a white plate

    How to Make Mini Banana Cheesecakes:

    Crust for these mini cheesecakes are made with digestive biscuits. You can use graham cracker crumbs instead. Combine melted butter and the crumbs and layer the bottom of the muffin pan. Press lightly and refrigerate while you work on the cheese cake batter.

    All of the batter ingredients are processed until smooth in a food processor. Then poured into the prepared muffin pan and baked in a preheated oven until set. It takes fraction of the time it takes to bake a regular sized cheesecake. So keep an eye and once they look set, remove them from the oven.

    Perfect Make Ahead Dessert:

    The baked cheesecakes need to chill for at least 3~4 hours before serving. They can be baked and chilled up to 2 days in advance.

    Plate with stack of mini cheesecakes

    Mini Banana Cheesecake Topping Ideas:

    These mini cheesecakes sink a little in the center, making them perfect for filling them with toppings. Fresh berries is an obvious choice. Drizzle some chocolate sauce or toffee sauce (Nigella's original recipe had toffee sauce) and ENJOY!!

    Today is Day 1 for Blogging Marathon# 107 and my theme for this week is 'Holiday Specials'. Don't forget to check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked up for today.

    BM Logo
    Stack of mini cheesecakes with chocolate drizzle

    Mini Banana Cheesecake

    This mini Banana Cheesecake recipe is easy to make and is packed with banana flavor. These individual cheesecakes are great make ahead dessert for parties.
    Author: Pavani
    Print Pin Rate
    Prevent your screen from going dark
    Prep Time: 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 20 minutes mins
    Total Time: 4 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 24 Mini Cheesecakes

    Ingredients

    For the Crust:

    • 6 Digestive Biscuits (about ½ cup crushed)
    • 2 tbsp Melted Butter

    For the Cheesecake Filling:

    • 1 Large Ripe Banana
    • 1½ tbsp lemon juice
    • 8 oz. Cream Cheese, at room temperature (1 block)
    • 2 Large Eggs, at room temperature
    • ⅓ cup Light brown sugar, packed
    Get Recipe Ingredients

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a mini muffin pan with paper liners.
    • Place the digestive biscuits and butter in the food processor and process until smooth crumbs form. Divide the crust evenly in the muffin pan, about 1 tsp per muffin. Place the muffin pan in the fridge to chill while you make the cheesecake batter.
    • Mash the bananas really well with a fork. Add lemon juice and set aside until ready to use.
    • Wipe down the food processor and process the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs and sugar. Finally add the mashed banana mixture. Process until the batter is smooth - scrape the sides of the processor to get everything incorporated.
    • Divide the batter evenly between the cavities of the mini muffin pan - about 1tbsp of batter each. Bake for 12~14 minutes or until the tops of the cheesecake look set.
    • Remove from the oven and after about 5 minutes, gently remove the cheesecakes onto a wire rack to cool. Once they are completely cooled, chill them in the fridge for at least 2~4 hours before serving.
    • Drizzle generously with chocolate sauce before serving. Optionally top the cheesecakes with fresh berries and Enjoy!!

    Notes

    Tips: 
    • Make sure that the cream cheese is at room temperature. Leave it on the counter for at least 3~4 hours or even overnight. There is no shortcut to get it to room temperature.
    • NEVER microwave cream cheese unless you know exactly how long it takes to get it right.
    • Eggs should also be at room temperature. If you forget, place them in a bowl of hot tap water for about 15 minutes.
    • If you want to make this recipe in a regular 9" springform pan, then here are the ingredients: For the Crust - 1½ cups Crushed biscuits and 5tbsp unsalted butter
    • For the Batter - 3 blocks of cream cheese, 6 eggs, ¾ sup sugar, 4 medium bananas and ¼cup of lemon juice.
    Tried this recipe?Mention @cooks_hideout or tag #cookshideout!

    More Blogging Marathon

    • Blue platter with Tofu asparagus stir fry.
      Sesame Tofu Asparagus Stir Fry Recipe
    • Egg Puffs Recipe | Indian Bakery Style
    • Vegetable Frittata Recipe | Indian Style
    • Ragi Adai Recipe | Finger Millet & Lentil Dosa
    82 shares
    • Share
    • Tweet
    • Yummly
    • Email

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Stephanie

      December 03, 2019 at 9:29 am

      My husband loved these! Banana and cheesecake are two of his favorite things so this combo was perfect. Plus, they're cute and mini so you can eat lots of them 🙂

      Reply
    2. Kay

      December 03, 2019 at 9:46 am

      This looks great, will try this for boxing day, the family will love it.

      Reply
    3. Amara

      December 03, 2019 at 9:38 pm

      Love the simplicity of these mini cheesecakes Pavani. It would be a party pleaser for sure.

      Reply
    4. saraswathi Tharagaram

      December 03, 2019 at 10:01 pm

      This individual dessert looks fabulous! Sound so easy and delicious! your clicks make me to gobble some from the screen directly!

      Reply
    5. Cheese Curd In Paradise

      December 04, 2019 at 5:34 am

      I love how simple this recipe is! Banana is one of my favorite dessert flavors, and I can't wait to give this one a try!

      Reply
    6. Natalie

      December 04, 2019 at 6:58 am

      This is such a lovely treat. SO healthy too. I must make this for my family. They will love this I'm sure.

      Reply
    7. Srivalli Jetti

      December 04, 2019 at 11:09 pm

      Oh, these single serve dessert is fantastic Pavani, they look so cute and detectable!

      Reply
    8. Sushma Pinjala

      December 09, 2019 at 2:58 pm

      Banana cheesecakes looks super delicious.

      Reply
    9. Harini Rupanagudi

      December 11, 2019 at 8:43 pm

      These mini versions look adorable. I wonder what I can substitute for eggs .

      Reply
    10. Chef Mireille

      December 17, 2019 at 2:26 pm

      5 stars
      definitely a unique cheesecake flavor but looks fabulous. I would definitely love to try this one out!

      Reply
    11. Vaishali Sabnani

      December 19, 2019 at 5:59 pm

      Cheese cakes are a favourite with our younger generation , and our restaurant has one of the best ones - but banana flavor is new to me , and the mini ones - they look so cute .

      Reply

    Thanks for coming! Let me know what you think: Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    My profile photo.

    Hi, I'm Pavani! the cook in this hideout. Cook's Hideout is all about delicious vegetarian dishes from India and also from around the world. Here you will find recipes that are easy AND tasty to make.

    More about me →

    Trending Recipes

    • Blue plate with cups of chocolate custard.
      How to make Chocolate Custard with Custard Powder
    • Brown plate with a stack of Ethiopian flatbread.
      Easy Injera Recipe | Step by Step
    • Plate with fried plantains and a bowl with garlic sauce.
      Cuban Tostones with Mojo Sauce Recipe
    • White bowl with bangaladumpa vepudu
      Masala Potato Fry | Andhra Style

    Seasonal Recipes

    • Easy Tamarind Rice | Chintapandu Pulihora
    • Carrot sooji halwa
      Easy to make Carrot Sooji Halwa Recipe
    • Copper plate with Vadai.
      Instant Vada Recipe | With Urad dal flour
    • bamboo plate with a stack of purnam boorelu
      Poornam Boorelu Recipe | Video

    My Cookbooks

    Vegetarian Indian Instant Pot Cookbook.
    The Essential Vegetarian Indian Cookbook.

    Footer

    ^ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy

    Newsletter

    • Subscribe

    Contact

    • About

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2024 Foodie Pro on the Foodie Pro Theme

    82 shares