These no bake mini orange cheesecakes with raspberry & cranberry sauce are so delicious! They are the perfect holiday party dessert!
The flavors are festive and perfectly balanced! With the best cheese cake crust you will have in your life! They are buttery and caramelized with bits of orange zest in them that takes the flavors over the top!
What you need
Makes about 24 mini cheesecakes
Crust Recipe
3 cups Kellogg’s Special K Almond and Vanilla Cereal
1 cup Brown sugar
1/2 cup White Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 cup butter – softened
1 tablespoon Orange Zest
1/4 cup flour
Instructions for the crust
Preheat the oven to 375 F.
Blend the cereal in a blender or smash while in a plastic bag until it becomes powdery.
Add the brown sugar, white sugar, salt, butter, orange zest and flour and mix until a dough forms.
Roll the dough to 1/2 inch thickness and bake on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
Bake for 13 minutes. The cookie will be slightly liquid-esque when it’s done, pull it out of the oven anyways.
Use a small round cookie cutter to cut out the rounds while the cookie is still soft. Allow to cool completely before removing crust from pan.
No Bake Orange Cheesecake Filling Recipe
2 – 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons Orange Extract
1 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
2 cups Powdered Sugar
2 tablespoons Heavy Whipping Cream
1/4 cup Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
Instructions for No Bake Orange Cheesecake Filling Recipe
In a large mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, Add and combine all ingredients. Whip together until the mixture is smooth and slightly fluffy. Add mixture to a piping bag or into a gallon Ziploc bag with one corner snipped off so you can pipe the filling onto the crusts.
Raspberry & Cranberry Sauce Recipe
1 cup Cranberries – Fresh or Frozen
1/2 cup Raspberries -Fresh or Frozen
1/4 cup Orange Juice
1 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
Instructions for Raspberry & Cranberry Sauce
In a medium Sauce pan, add cranberries, raspberries, Orange Juice, Sugar and Lemon Juice. Stir over medium high heat until mixture reaches a boil. Stir continuously while the mixture boils for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool. The mixture will thicken as it cools.
Assembly
Take your crust round, pipe on the no bake topping and top with cranberry raspberry sauce. You can also add some whipped cream and orange segment for garnish. Enjoy!
No Bake Orange Mini Cheese Cakes With Raspberry & Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
- Crust Ingredients
- 3 cups Kellogg's Special K Almond and Vanilla Cereal
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 cup White Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup butter - softened
- 1 tablespoon Orange Zest
- 1/4 cup flour
- Filling Ingredients
- 2 - 8 ounce packages of cream cheese softened
- 2 teaspoons Orange Extract
- 1 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
- Sauce Ingredients
- 1 cup Cranberries - Fresh or Frozen
- 1/2 cup Raspberries -Fresh or Frozen
- 1/4 cup Orange Juice
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 F.
- Instructions for the crust: Blend the cereal in a blender or smash while in a plastic bag until it becomes powdery. Add the brown sugar, white sugar, salt, butter, orange zest and flour and mix until a dough forms. Roll the dough to 1/2 inch thickness and bake on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake for 13 minutes. The cookie will be slightly liquid-esque when it's done, pull it out of the oven anyways. Use a small round cookie cutter to cut out the rounds while the cookie is still soft. Allow to cool completely before removing crust from pan.
- Instructions for no bake cheesecake filling : In a large mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, Add and combine all ingredients. Whip together until the mixture is smooth and slightly fluffy. Add mixture to a piping bag or into a gallon Ziploc bag with one corner snipped off so you can pipe the filling onto the crusts.
- Instructions for the raspberry and cranberry sauce: In a medium Sauce pan, add cranberries, raspberries, Orange Juice, Sugar and Lemon Juice. Stir over medium high heat until mixture reaches a boil. Stir continuously while the mixture boils for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool. The mixture will thicken as it cools.
- Assembly: Take your crust round, pipe on the no bake topping and top with cranberry raspberry sauce. You can also add some whipped cream and orange segment for garnish. Enjoy!