Mini High Protein Cheesecakes- New York Style

These easy, creamy & healthier NY Style Mini High Protein Cheesecakes have a crunchy biscuit base, creamy vanilla cheesecake filling and is drizzled with a healthy milk chocolate ganache. They can be mixed up and baked in less than 30 minutes. They are the perfect high protein and low calorie dessert that actually tastes good!

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Why you will love this Mini High Protein Cheesecake Recipe

• It’s extremely easy and straightforward to make
• It’s super creamy without an egg-like curdled texture
• It’s made sugar-free
• It requires no heavy cream
• It can be made ahead
• You can make multiple serves and can be meal prepped
• It bakes in less than 25 minutes
• It tastes like the real deal

Macros for NY style Mini High Protein Cheesecakes

Per Cheesecake (8):

115 Calories

8g Carbs

7g Protein

7g Fat

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Ingredients & Substitutions

Digestive biscuits- can sub with any biscuit of choice

Butter- can sub with equal parts oil or vegan butter

Light Cream Cheese- I use a light version as it tastes just as good in my opinion and it has less calories. I recommend Philadelphia Light Cream Cheese, feel free to use full fat Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Yogurt- I use a high protein vanilla flavoured greek yogurt however plain greek yogurt will work super well. I use Yopro High Protein Vanilla Greek yogurt

Egg- Essential to give the cheesecakes and extra smooth and rich texture

Egg yolk- Contributes to the rich texture, can use a whole egg, I just prefer the texture slightly when using an extra egg yolk

Sugar free granulated sweetener- Like stevia or natvia. This is optional, you can replace with equal parts normal sugar. I use Natvia

Protein Powder- This recipe uses protein powder to add protein and flavour. It also helps with the texture. If you do not want to use protein, I have many cheesecake recipes on my blog that are protein powder free. I use a vegan vanilla flavoured protein from MacroMike. If using a whey protein, omit the egg yolk. My affiliate code for Macromike is AMB-ELIYEATS (saves you 10%!)

Vanilla- Adds flavour but this can be omitted

Milk Chocolate – I use a sugar free version, you can sub for dark chocolate, normal milk chocolate or even chocolate chips

Cooking Tips for Mini High Protein Cheesecakes

• Use room temperature ingredients: This is essential to ensure less air bubbles in the batter. This is because the colder the ingredients are the more lumps that form, resulting in excess mixing and more air bubbles
• Only mix until just combined: The more you mix, the more air bubbles form, resulting in more cracking and a less creamy final product
• Tap the muffin tray on your countertop before baking: This will pop any large air bubbles in the batter
• Use a water bath (optional): As the cheesecakes bake, the hot water helps create a gentle and consistent heat source that surrounds the cheesecakes, which can help prevent them from cracking or curdling. The steam from the water bath also helps keep the cheesecakes moist, giving them a smooth and creamy texture.
• Leave to cool: Leaving the cheesecake to cool in the fridge for 1 or more hours yields the best consistency. If you are in a hurry to eat it you can pop it in the freezer for around 30 minutes until chilled through.

How to store Mini Cheesecakes

Once cooled, the cheesecakes will last in the fridge for 3-4 days.