Mini Lime Cheese Cakes

Mini Lime Cheesecakes with Goat's Cheese

 

Now that I am getting lots of goat milk, I have been looking for new recipes to try that call for goat's milk or cheese.

 

I came across this recipe and thought that it looked yummy.  We had been invited to our friends out Easter night and wanted to bring a few snacks and a dessert.

 

This wasn't too difficult to make but it takes time.  If you are making your own Chevre this recipe will take 3 days, if your using store bought Chevre then only 2 days.

 

To make the crusts pulse 2 tablespoons pistachios in food processor just until finely chopped. Add 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs and 3 tablespoons melted butter; pulse until well blended. Spoon mixture evenly into 12 lightly greased muffin pan cups; press firmly onto bottoms. Bake at 325° for 5 minutes. Let cool on wire rack.

 

Crust mixture ready to be baked.

 

While your crust is baking, Beat softened cream cheese and goat cheese at medium speed with a heavy-duty stand mixer until smooth; gradually add honey, beating until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

 

Cream Cheese, Goat Cheese, Honey & Eggs.

 

Once the cheese mixture is mixed well, stir in lime rind and juice; pour batter evenly into prepared muffin pan.

 

Cheese mixture with lime zest and juice.

 

Place muffin pan in a shallow broiler pan. Add hot water to broiler pan to a depth of 1/2 inch (halfway to top of muffin cups).

Bake at 300° for 20 to 25 minutes or until slightly firm in the center. Carefully remove from oven, and let stand in water bath for 10 minutes.

Remove muffin pan from water bath to wire rack, and let cool completely. Cover and chill 8 hours. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving. Run a knife around edges to remove cheesecakes from pan. 

 

Mini Lime Cheese cakes ready to put on a dish.

 

These Mini Lime Cheesecakes were absolutely delicious.  I WILL be making these again.

 

Below is a list of the ingredients you will need if you want to try to make them too.

 

Ingredients

 

2 tablespoons pistachios

1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

3 tablespoons butter, melted

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 

1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1 (4-ounce) package goat cheese, softened

1/3 cup honey

2 large eggs

1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind

1 tablespoon lime juice