Hooray!
I’m not the only one who can’t be bothered to make her own hummus 😀 Thank you guys for making a lazy girl feel a little less lazy. It may very well happen one day, but seeing as I’ve been saying that for over a year now, it may very well not. Such is the nature of the lazy beast – what can you do.
You can make dessert.
Luckily, one area where laziness doesn’t interfere with my motivation, is in the realm of baking – there, I don’t mind putting in a little extra time and effort to make my own tasty treats… because, apparently, satisfying my sweet tooth is more important than satisfying my savory tooth…
In any case, remember yesterday’s teaser ingredient?
Whoever guessed that it was for cheesecake, guessed correct. Today’s recipe is for a no-bake cheesecake that really couldn’t be any simpler. Hands-on time is minimal, but the payoff is absolutely fantastic. What more could you ask for? The recipe, you say? My pleasure 😀
Hope you enjoy!
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. no-bake chocolate cheesecake bites .
Ingredients (makes 10 bites)
For the crust:
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup almond meal
- ¾ cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup honey
- pinch of salt
For the filling:
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 8 oz. package of cream cheese, at room temperature
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
For the crust:
1. Combine cocoa powder, almond meal, and oats in a food processor and pulse until well combined.
2. Add honey and salt and continue to pulse until thoroughly combined.
3. Using a tablespoon, divide mixture evenly among 10 silicone baking cups. Firmly press it down until it becomes compact and holds together in the bottom of the baking cups.
4. Cover and refrigerate for ~ 1 hour, until set.
For the filling:
1. Using a blender or electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla, and continue beating. Finally, add yogurt and beat until the mixture is smooth and fully combined.
2. Spoon cheese mixture into prepared cups, filling almost to the top. Place into a muffin tin and freeze for at least 4 – 5 hours, until firm to the touch.
3. Prior to serving, remove from the freezer, peel away silicone lining, and allow them to soften up for ~15 minutes. Garnish with toppings of choice.
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I’m not even the biggest fan of cheesecake, but I do have to admit that I’m quite smitten with these little bites. Perfectly snack-sized, and not sickeningly sweet or mind-numbingly rich, they make a delicious pick-me-up at any time of the day. They’re not too, too sweet, which makes them a perfect base for a host of toppings – I tried strawberry jam, honey, almond butter, and caramel pudding, and all tasted fantastic.
Happy Eating!
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What’s your favorite kind of cake? I think I’m gonna have to go with tiramisu. Although I’m a big fan of any kind of chocolate cake, too 😀
What kind of cake/dessert did you have for your last birthday? Chocolate cake with espresso flavored buttercream frosting. Blew. my. mind.
whoops, *this recipe, not *these 🙂
thank you so much for these recipe! how long would these last if kept in the freezer?
To be honest, I’m not quite sure because they never last very long around here! I imagine that as long as you kept them in an air-tight container, they’d last for a good long while.
I think I’m going to have to try these for my next potluck, thanks!
Just ate one.. the wait was the hardest part about this recipe, ftw. I will be blogging about them tonight!! Hopefully this will encourage others to try, because I looooove them!
Ohhhhh man! These look DEEEEELICIOUS!! I heart cheesecake so so much! My favorite cake though would have to be anything with an almond flavor. I once made an almond/coconut cake (Ina Garten) recipe and it totally rocked my world! For my birthday last year, my mom surprised me with a homemade pineapple upside down cake. Soooo good!
I loooooooooove cheesecake! These ones look so good…I love the crust you made, sounds delicious!!! mmmmm…cheeeeesecake.
I love cheesecake! Seriously, The Cheesecake Factory is one of my favorite places in the world. So whilst I was perusing your blog / my dad was making dinner, I thought – ooh, I’ll make these for dessert! That was before I saw that it took 4-5 hours to freeze as I neared the end of making up the recipe, haha.
Oh well, I’ve popped them in the freezer, and I think I may just dig into them after an hour, they look that good 😉
I pulled them out of the freezer after 2 hours, and they were firm (that said, I halved the recipe)! These cheesecake bites were absolutely divine, and my parents LOVED them. Thank you for this recipe!
AND I’ve still got two in the freezer ready for dessert 🙂
Ah how did I miss this recipe!! Must bookmark 😀
I love the no-bake concept; turning on the oven in this humidity sounds like hell!
I’m such a cheesecake fan. Those look incredible! The addition of greek yogurt makes them total winners. Gotta remember this one! As for favourite cake, I’d have to go with either carrot cake or a really good, fudgy chocolate cake. Though for my last birthday I was craving cheesecake like nothing else so clearly I had to honour the birthday cravings. Cherry cheesecake it was and I loved every bite. Someone was just telling me about a fabulous peanut butter cheesecake they tried recently though which I’m now pretty much dying to try. I guess that wouldn’t be QUITE up your alley considering the peanut thing haha… but perhaps an almond butter cheesecake? I might need to be playing around with this now!
Oh my goodness! These look fabulous! I’ve never made cheesecake before because I didn’t want to deal with all the springform pans and waiting and whatnot, but these are so easy! Plus I love how creamy the filling is. YUM! 🙂
WOW! U had something good up your sleeve! Look really good!
I love cake! I actually love ice cream cake the best, best of both worlds for me!
Happy Sunday! Thanks for the SWEET compliment! Muah!
xoxo <3
My all time favorite has always been carrott cake!! There’s something about the spiced cake, mixed with the sweetness of the cream cheese frosting–YUM!!!
These look totally amazing! I want to try these out asap!
THESE LOOK AMAZING!!! I so want to try these out! YUM. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe.
Those are amazing cheeseacke! I love cheesecake and I thing I have tried almost all possible variation 🙂 I love pumpkin cheesecake and cherry cheesecake that I had while visiting Berlin. They have the best cheesecake offer there 🙂
Hoooooly crap they sound and look amazing!!!
I’m a huge cheesecake lover, for my last birthday mum made me a blueberry cheesecake..it was outta this world!
Wow those look really good, Amanda.. and so simple too! Once I can get my hands on some almond meal, I will totally make a batch 🙂
I’ve seen at least 3 posts this week with cheesecake bite recipes! It’s really making me want to whip some up. These sound great since they’re not sickeningly sweet or too rich. And the size is a major plus. Usually when I eat cheesecake I feel sick after a few bites because it’s way too rich. And not to mention the no-bake part is perfect for summer 🙂
Haha it’s the same way for me with regular cheesecake. Some of them are so rich that it makes me feel like my mouth is getting glued shut, which is something I really wanted to avoid with these.
Oh my incredible. My husband is going to fall over grinning, with his mouth covered in chocolate and cheesecake, if I make these. I think you’re a true gem, girl. Most beautiful little recipe I have ever seen!
thankyouthankyou!
Happy weekend!
GEEENNNNIIIIUUUUUSSSSS! Cheesecake is my favorite food BY far, so this is totally screaming my name. Love it 🙂 It’d be even cuter with strawberries and bloobs on them for the fourth 😉
This is just like something I would make! Cheese cake is sooo good! It’s really rich but usually not too sweet!
For my birthday i made a raw vegan cookie cake (: IT was yummy!
Can’t wait to read more of your blog!
I’m a fairly new blogger so I’d love if you come visit me!
Thanks,
xo
Em
These look amazing! I LOVE cheesecake! I am SO bookmarking these for the next time I need something to bring to a party.
My favourite kind of cake is carrot cake with cream cheese icing, which is exactly what I had for my last birthday. 😀
These look SO GOOD! I would make them but I never have all the ingredients on hand that bloggers cook with. I cant really just run and go get almond meal at my local grocery store, they dont carry it. I wish bloggers cooked with normal on-hand ingredients lol 😛 BUT maybe on my next venture to WF’s i’ll pick up what I need to make these!!!
I havent had cake (REAL) on my birthday in, i’m guessing, more than 5 years. Sad, I KNOW. This year I really wanted to eat some but I couldnt. Stupid ED.
Dana xx
PS my favorite kind of cake is ice cream cake..I THINK! I’d have to re-explore that though because I havent had any type of cake in so long. WHo knows what I like these days? Im sure my taste buds have evolved 😉
I missed out on too many birthday cakes because of my ED too, but it’s just not worth it – let yourself enjoy it and have some fun 😀 I’m totally mailing you a cake for your next birthday, and if you don’t eat it I’ll be heartbroken… so you won’t have a choice 😉
cheesecake all the way…especially cheesecake with fresh berries on top and a gingersnap cookie crust
Send me some via snail mail 🙂 I love apple crisp and I don’t think I had birthday cake on my 21st lol…I did have some delicious fro-yo with tons of toppings, does that count?
Only if you put a candle in the middle 😉