Mini Amarena Cheesecakes are easy-to-make and delicious spoon desserts. No baking required, perfect for guests as they are single servings, made with a cookie base and just ricotta cream, a true delight! Once set, they are topped with a generous spoonful of sour cherries.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 12
- Cooking methods: No baking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 267.35 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 16.99 (g) of which sugars 9.60 (g)
- Proteins 6.56 (g)
- Fat 19.45 (g) of which saturated 7.01 (g)of which unsaturated 3.47 (g)
- Fibers 0.71 (g)
- Sodium 227.29 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 60 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups cookies
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 1/4 cups ricotta cheese
- 5 1/4 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- 2 sheets gelatin (4 g)
- 10 1/2 oz sour cherries with syrup
Tools
- 1 Mold
- 3 Baking cups
How to Make Mini Amarena Cheesecakes
Prepare the base: in a food processor, finely grind the cookies, then transfer them into a bowl. Add the melted butter and mix with a spoon to get a moist mixture.
Place the mixture into paper molds, press firmly and let them rest in the freezer. Meanwhile, soak the gelatin.
Prepare the cream: In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, ricotta, sugar, and add the squeezed gelatin dissolved in two tablespoons of hot cream. Whip the remaining cream and fold it into the mixture.
Retrieve the molds with the bases, fill them to the rim with the cream, leveling the surface with the back of a spoon.
Place the mini cheesecakes back in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
Once set, remove them from the baking cups and decorate just before serving.
Storage of Mini Amarena Cheesecakes
Mini Amarena Cheesecakes can be stored for 2-3 days in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Variations of Mini Amarena Cheesecakes
If you don’t have paper cups or muffin molds, you can put the cheesecakes in a glass. If you don’t like ricotta, you can replace it with the same amount of Philadelphia cream cheese.
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