Mini Blueberry Lemon Cheesecakes

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (from about 10 whole graham crackers)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 15-ounce container part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 2 8-ounce packages reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups blueberries, divided

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 24 (1/2-cup) muffin cups with paper liners or coat with cooking spray.
  2. Combine graham cracker crumbs and oil in a small bowl. Press about 2 teaspoons in the bottom of each muffin cup.
  3. Beat ricotta in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add cream cheese, eggs, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla; beat until smooth. Fold in 1 cup blueberries. Spoon about 1/4 cup cheesecake batter into each muffin cup. Sprinkle each cheesecake with some of the remaining blueberries.
  4. Bake the cheesecakes until almost set in the center, 32 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the tin on a wire rack until room temperature, about 1 hour. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information:

Servings: 24

Calories: 166

Total Carbohydrates: 17g

Dietary Fiber: 1g

Protein: 5g