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Healthy Mini Cheesecake Recipe

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By: Erin Antoniak • Updated On May 1, 2026
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Indulge in delicious flavor with this Healthy Mini Cheesecake Recipe. These personal-sized desserts are made with delicious ingredients like graham crackers, cream cheese, and blueberries!

mini cheesecakes with blueberries

The perfect mini cheesecakes

With healthy mini cheesecakes, there’s no fighting over who gets the bigger piece, because everyone gets their own! These individual personal-sized cheesecakes are the perfect dessert for a crowd or brunch situation, but they’re equally as good when you just want something sweet and savory.

We’ll be creating the perfect graham cracker base followed by a filling of cream cheese, Greek yogurt, and honey. I love to complete them with the addition of blueberries, and that’s what I recommend using in this recipe! Sweet, delicious, and absolute perfection!

mini cheesecakes with blueberries

Ingredients in healthy mini cheesecakes

This healthy cheesecake recipe will begin with a butter and graham cracker combo crust. Then, we’ll get into the filling. You need only 8 ingredients total!

Crust

  • Graham crackers: Start with 10 graham crackers. We’ll use these to create the base of the cheesecakes!
  • Butter: Prepare 6 tbsp of melted butter for mixing in with the crackers.

Cheesecake Filling

  • Cream cheese: 1 block of cream cheese will be the first ingredient in the cheesecake filling. I recommend a 1/3 less fat brand. My go-to is Neufchatel!
  • Greek yogurt: The cream cheese will be mixed with 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt. This is a great way to cut down on the cream cheese and add extra protein!
  • Honey: Sweeten things up by adding 1/4 cup of honey.
  • Egg: 1 egg brings the filling ingredients together.
  • Vanilla: Add 2 tsp of vanilla for extra flavor!
  • Salt: Last but not least, a pinch of salt adds the perfect final touch.

For an optional topping, warm some blueberries in the microwave and then place them on top of the cheesecakes!

graham cracker crust

Tools needed to make this recipe

To create Greek yogurt cheesecakes, start with a muffin tin, nonstick spray or muffin liners, food processor, and spatula. For measuring you will need 1 tsp, 1 tbsp, 1/4 cup, and 1/2 cup.

How to make this healthy mini cheesecake recipe

Myth: Cheesecake is hard to make. Fact: Cheesecake is just as easy to create as cake or brownies!

To begin, preheat the oven to 350ºF and grease or line a muffin tin.

In a food processor, blend the graham crackers and butter until combined. Alternatively, crush the graham crackers into fine crumbs using something heavy.

Divide the crumbs evenly amongst the muffin tins and press them down, flattening and packing them into the tins.

Bake for 6 minutes.

While the graham crackers bake, clean the food processor and then add all of the ingredients for the cheesecake filling.

Blend the ingredients until the mix is completely smooth.

Divide the filling evenly amongst the muffin tin and bake for 17-20 minutes, or until they look set and do not jiggle.

Let cool for 15 minutes before refrigerating for at least 2 hours.

Top with warmed blueberries if desired.

Step-by-step Instructions on how to make Mini Cheesecakes

making mini cheesecake

Additional topping options

For some alternate toppings, try using strawberries (warm them for extra deliciousness), chocolate shavings, or even a peanut butter drizzle. You can also use jam or compote, chocolate syrup, or crushed cookie pieces! Sometimes I like to place some crushed graham cracker pieces on top as well.

How this cheesecake is healthier

These mini cheesecakes are made healthier with two key ingredients: 1/3 less fat cream cheese and Greek yogurt! By using these in place of full-fat cream cheese, we create a lower calorie, healthier cheesecake dessert.

mini cheesecakes with blueberries

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Photos by Moriah Sawtelle and recipe by Erin Antoniak.

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mini cheesecakes with blueberries
Erin Antoniak

Healthy Mini Cheesecake Recipe

5 from 10 votes
Indulge in delicious flavor with this Healthy Mini Cheesecake Recipe. These personal-sized desserts are made with delicious ingredients like graham crackers, cream cheese, and blueberries!
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Servings: 12 cheesecakes
Course: cheesecake, Dessert, gluten-free, mini, nut-free
Cuisine: American
Calories: 134
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Crust
  • 10 graham crackers
  • 6 tbsp melted butter
Cheesecake Filling
  • 1 block neufchatel or 1/3 less fat cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • pinch of salt
  • Optional topping: warm blueberries in microwave.

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease or line a muffin tin
  2. In a food processor, blend together graham crackers and butter. Alternatively, crush into very fine crumbs using something heavy.
  3. Divide crumbs evenly amongst muffin tin and press down to flatten and pack using fingers.
  4. Bake for 6 minutes.
  5. While baking, clean food processor and then add all ingredients for cheesecake filling to clean food processor.
  6. Blend until completely smooth.
  7. Divide evenly amongst muffin tin and bake for 17-20 minutes or until they look set and do not jiggle.
  8. Let cool 15 minutes before refrigerating for at least 2 hours.
  9. Top with warmed blueberries if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 131mgPotassium: 44mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 196IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg

Notes

  • Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature before blending. Cold cream cheese won’t blend smoothly and will leave lumps.
  • Bake the graham cracker crust before adding the filling. This is the key to preventing a soggy base.
  • Refrigerate for at least 2 hours after they’ve cooled for 15 minutes. They need the full chill time to set up properly before you dig in.

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  1. Julia says

    Posted on 11/12 at 11:07 pm

    Hi, I don’t have a food processor. May I use the Graham cracker crumbs, and if so how many cups?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 11/15 at 7:06 pm

      Hi Julia, I’d use close to 1.5 cups! Let me know how they come out!

      Reply
  2. Tola says

    Posted on 8/5 at 12:16 pm

    5 stars
    I made this recipe last night and loved it! I forgot to bake the crust but luckily they still came out of the muffin tin without breaking up. Most recipes call for sugar but I found that I like honey better. I don’t like overly sweet desserts so the amount was perfect. I did run low on filling for the last 2, so I added more leftover Greek yogurt, which was still delicious. Can’t wait to make this recipe again.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 8/7 at 1:41 pm

      Hi Tola, so happy you loved them so much and made them your own! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Liz says

    Posted on 7/27 at 7:25 pm

    Should I defrost the butter, yogurt, and cream cheese to room temperature first?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 7/31 at 5:05 pm

      Hi Liz, yes! Do that and let me know how they come out!!

      Reply
  4. Jill says

    Posted on 6/18 at 5:06 am

    Hello, These sound delicious. But what size is one “block” of cream cheese please? We need to know many ounces/grams as can’t get the brand mentioned in our country. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 6/28 at 4:58 pm

      Hi Jill, thanks so much and 8oz. Let me know how yours come out!!

      Reply
  5. Andrea says

    Posted on 6/17 at 10:48 pm

    Regular butter or can I use unsalted?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 6/19 at 11:11 am

      Hi Andrea, yep that should be fine! Let me know how yours come out!

      Reply
  6. Marissa says

    Posted on 2/11 at 9:51 pm

    5 stars
    10/10

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 2/12 at 7:53 pm

      Hi Marissa, so happy you loved them! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Yasmin says

    Posted on 2/7 at 8:12 am

    Hi, i was wondering if they need to set at all or will the be okay. Thank you

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 2/8 at 4:59 pm

      Hi Yasmin, they do need to set. The recipe states that they must be refrigerated for 2 hours. Let me know how yours come out!

      Reply
  8. Jean says

    Posted on 1/31 at 10:25 am

    What volume of crumbs do the graham crackers make? I’m out of graham crackers and am going to use cookies, but I don’t know how much I’m aiming for.

    Reply
  9. Melissa says

    Posted on 1/14 at 11:04 pm

    5 stars
    I made these this evening, and omg, where have these been all my life!?!? Absolutely easy to make and delicious! Definitely making this recipe again! Thank you.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 1/17 at 8:43 pm

      Hi Melissa, so happy you loved them! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Stephanie says

    Posted on 1/11 at 1:31 pm

    5 stars
    Simple and delicious!:)

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 1/11 at 1:46 pm

      Hi Stephanie, so happy you loved it! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Patricia says

    Posted on 1/7 at 8:03 am

    The advertisements are so overwhelming, I can barely follow the recipe. Just say’n

    Reply
  12. Sav says

    Posted on 11/30 at 3:07 pm

    Would I be able to substitute maple syrup for the honey?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 11/30 at 4:11 pm

      Hi Sav, yep that should be fine. Let me know how it comes out!!

      Reply
  13. Julie says

    Posted on 11/24 at 3:18 pm

    Any chance I could get this recipe for a 9” pie

    Reply
  14. Trish says

    Posted on 5/7 at 11:31 am

    When you say 10 graham cracker do you mean the single square or the double cracker

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 5/9 at 1:11 pm

      Hi Trish, the double square. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  15. E says

    Posted on 4/10 at 6:19 am

    Hi, how much is 1 block cream cheese? Would be super helpful if you could provide an amount in oz or grams, thanks!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 4/12 at 6:11 pm

      Hi, a block is typically 8oz. Hope that helps!!

      Reply
  16. Lisa says

    Posted on 3/29 at 4:30 pm

    Will be trying these soon. Can they be frozen or made in advance?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 3/30 at 4:30 pm

      Hi Lisa, yes definitely! Let me know how they come out for you!

      Reply
  17. Maria says

    Posted on 2/16 at 5:16 am

    This recipe is a game changer! I made them for a family dinner, and even non-cheesecake fans LOVED them! I fed them to 2 very picky kids, they loved them too! Make these!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 2/16 at 4:11 pm

      Hi Maria, so happy you all enjoyed them!!

      Reply
  18. Katie says

    Posted on 1/31 at 7:49 pm

    5 stars
    Quick and easy and they tasted great! I made some simple blueberry and raspberry sauces and my guests gobbled it up.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 2/2 at 8:35 pm

      Hi Katie, so glad everyone loved them!!

      Reply
  19. Michele says

    Posted on 1/24 at 7:20 am

    5 stars
    These are easy to put together and yummy! I only had vanilla bean Greek yogurt on hand, so I subbed that and it worked great!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 1/24 at 5:43 pm

      Hi Michele, so so glad you loved them!!

      Reply
  20. Kamie says

    Posted on 1/23 at 11:49 pm

    5 stars
    These are SO yummy. I’m a huge cheesecake fan and I am now obsessed with these. I topped them with raspberries and strawberries and they were *chef’s kiss*

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 1/24 at 5:43 pm

      Hi Kamie, so glad you loved them!! 🙂

      Reply
      • T says

        Posted on 5/16 at 12:06 pm

        What can be a substitute for graham crackers?

      • Erin says

        Posted on 5/22 at 3:35 pm

        Hi! Any cookie will work! Let me know how your cheesecake comes out!

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