Mini Cheesecake Jars

Name: Mini Cheesecake Jars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature; 0.5 cup sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 4 ounces sour cream (½ cup); 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; Salt; 0.5 cup plus 1 tablespoon fruit preserves or jam; 0.5 cup finely ground graham crackers (from 4 crackers); 1.5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

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Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on January 16, 2019

Prep Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Yield:

6

Single-serving cheesecakes made in glass jars are adorable and easy mini alternatives to their full-size cousins. They bake in just half an hour and can be cooked a few days ahead of time.

Ingredients

For the Cheesecake

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
½ cup sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
4 ounces sour cream (½ cup)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Salt
½ cup plus 1 tablespoon fruit preserves or jam

For the Graham Topping

½ cup finely ground graham crackers (from 4 crackers)
1 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Make the cheesecakes: Beat cream cheese with a mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add sugar. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes more. Reduce speed to low. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Raise speed to medium. Add sour cream, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beat for 3 minutes.
Divide batter among six 6-ounce jars, filling each two-thirds full. Transfer jars to a deep baking dish; add enough boiling water to dish to reach halfway up the sides of the jars. Cover dish with foil; cut 8 slits into top to vent. Bake until set in the center, about 25 minutes. Let cool. Refrigerate overnight to set.
Meanwhile, make the graham topping: Stir together graham-cracker crumbs and butter. Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 10 minutes. Let cool.
Top each cheesecake with 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons preserves. Divide graham topping among jars (about 1 heaping tablespoon each).

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, January 2012