Description
Small, individual cheesecakes decorated to look like the Grinch’s face.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 graham cracker crusts (pre-made mini tart shells)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Green food coloring (gel preferred)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Red candy melts or frosting for the mouth
- Small red candies or sprinkles for the hat trim
- Chocolate chips or small black candies for the eyes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
- In a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Add several drops of green food coloring to achieve a bright green color. Mix well.
- Spoon the green cheesecake batter evenly into the 12 mini crusts.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are set.
- Remove from the oven and let the cheesecakes cool completely on a wire rack.
- While cooling, prepare the white frosting: Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth.
- Once cooled, spread a small amount of white frosting on the top center of each cheesecake to create the Grinch’s white face area.
- Use a small dab of frosting to attach two chocolate chips for eyes.
- Use red candy melts or frosting to create a curved line for the mouth below the white area.
- Place small red candies or sprinkles along the top edge of the white frosting to mimic the hat trim.
- Chill the cheesecakes for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for a more intense green color without thinning the batter.
- If you do not have pre-made crusts, you can press a mixture of graham cracker crumbs and melted butter into a mini muffin tin.
- Allow the cheesecakes to cool fully before frosting, or the frosting will melt.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cheesecake
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 45
Keywords: Grinch, mini cheesecake, holiday dessert, Christmas, individual serving, green dessert