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These No Bake Key Lime Cheesecakes in a Jar have the perfect key lime flavor – not too strong, but just right! These mini cheesecakes are incredibly easy to make and great for parties.
Mini Key Lime Cheesecakes
I have been celebrating babies like crazy since this past weekend! I actually hosted a baby shower on Saturday at our house (see the cake I made) and then attended another one on Sunday afternoon. This is my third baby shower in a week! Crazy! There must be something in the water. š
To celebrate, I brought this No Bake Key Lime Cheesecake in a jar. When attending baby showers, or any event with food really, I like to be able to taste everything. It’s just what I do. You know you do it too.
And since we all taste everything, I decided to make it a little easier on us and make these cheesecakes in little mini jars. Aren’t they super cute?! I’m seriously in love.
And they are so easy to make! Gotta love no bake treats. Seriously.
All you have to do for the crust is mix together a little butter and graham cracker crumbs. Did you know you can buy graham cracker crumbs already crumbled? Before I started blogging, I had NO idea! It’s true and it makes this dessert even easier.
I used the end of my muddler to press them into the bottom of the jars. If you decide to do that, don’t pack it in too hard or it will be hard to scoop out. I don’t speak from experience or anything.
The filling is basically a smaller batch of the filing used in my No Bake Oreo Cheesecake. Minus the Oreos of course. Plus key lime. You get the picture.
The usual suspects are included – cream cheese, sugar, key lime, Cool Whip, a little food color. Mix ’em all up and pipe, or scoop, it into the jars.
Pipe a little whipped cream on top and a quarter of a slice of a key lime and you the cutest looking dessert ever!
And if you’re wondering where to find these super cute jars, mine are from WalMart. They are the dry herb jars. They’re the same size as the jelly jars, but without the quilted pattern on the outside. They come in packs of 4. Pretty inexpensive too.
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No Bake Key Lime Cheesecakes in a Jar
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: Six 4oz Jar Cheesecakes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
These No Bake Key Lime Cheesecakes in a Jar have the perfect key lime flavor – not too strong, but just right! These mini cheesecakes are incredibly easy to make and great for parties.
Ingredients
CRUST
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
FILLING
- 12 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3 tbsp key lime juice
- zest of 2 key limes
- 4 oz Cool Whip, plus a little more for topping
- 1–2 drops green food color
- key lime slices and graham cracker crumbs, for garnish, if desired
SUPPLIES
- six 4 oz jars
Instructions
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 4oz Jar
- Calories: 424
- Sugar: 21.3 g
- Sodium: 285.6 mg
- Fat: 31 g
- Carbohydrates: 34.4 g
- Protein: 4.9 g
- Cholesterol: 72.6 mg
Enjoy!
Can u just put the keys line pie filling in a gracracker crust
Like, in a full sized 9 inch crust? You could, but you’d need to double the filling and increase the crust. Here’s my recipe for a graham cracker crust.
I tested these for a shows Iām hosting and my family LOVED them. Can you tell me where you got the spoons?
The spoons are actually from a little ice cream shop nearby. Iām not sure where they got them. Sorry!
Okay, I’m rating this five stars before even trying it – that’s how much I trust you š I WILL substitute the cool whip with whipped cream, just a personal preference. Would you recommend substituting by weight of volume?
Thank you for trusting my recipes! This whipped cream recipe makes the equivalent of about 8 oz of cool whip, so I’d do about half of that. I hope you enjoy them!
I found it ! Will be bakinI love the idea of thisg this soon !
These look amazing! Can they be frozen and is it possible to use regular limes if key limes arenāt available?
I would think freezing them would be ok. I just recommend defrosting in the fridge. And yes, regular limes would work just fine.
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Ā Ā This looks awesome! Can I double or triple the recipe? If yes, please let me know the measurements.Ā
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DivyaĀ
So cute – I love this so much!
how far in advance can i make them?
I’d say 2-3 days is ideal.
I love the idea of this.
Could I omit the key lime juice and zest in the filling and would it be like an original (plain) cheesecake or do those ingredients need to be substituted with something else? I’m not a big key lime person and was thinking this would be great as an original cheesecake with strawberry on top.
Thanks so much!
Yes, it should be fine like that. You could swap in a couple tablespoons of sour cream, if you like. I’d also raise the amount of vanilla extract to 1 1/2 tsp.
I was looking for a no-bake and delicious key lime cheesecake in a jar recipe… I found it ! Will be baking this soon !
Enjoy them!
Can you substitute fresh whipped cream in place of Cool Whip? I just cant stand the metal like taste of Cool Whip
Yes, you can.
I am planning to make this for an appetizer night….. it sounds delicious. I was wondering though…. I would prefer to make whipping cream versus using cool whip. How much whipping cream would you suggest to use?
I would say about 1 cup. I have a recipe here, if you’d like to check it out. I usually add some powdered sugar and vanilla. š
this looks so good, I love key lime and cheesecake, this is the absolute perfect summer dessert for a backyard bbq!
Checking this out from the Tuesday talent show!
Cathy
Thanks Cathy! Definitely great for a BBQ! š
Thanks for sharing with us at Marvelous Monday.. I love the idea of individual desserts! Pinned!
Thanks Deb! š