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Lemon Cheesecake Bites

Simple and delicious cheesecake bites for a 4th of July or any time you want a light and delicious dessert.
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Course Dessert

Equipment

  • 24 wonton wrappers
  • 1 Tb butter, melted
  • 8 oz. neufchatel cheese or cream cheese
  • 1.25 cups vanilla greek yogurt (I like oikos brand and use 2-5.3 ounce cups)
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. lemon zest (or use 3 packets of TruLemon)
  • 1 cup Berries such as strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries (Fresh mint would look pretty, but if you ever had orange juice and toothpaste, you know that mint and citrus don't taste good together)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. You will need the wonton wrappers, a mini muffin pan, a pastry brush (or bbq sauce brush) and melted butter. Brush the butter on both sides of the wrapper and gently mold into the muffin cup. Do this for all 24.
  • Bake for 7-8 minutes. Watch carefully! The bottoms will be light brown and the top edges will be browning as well. You will notice if any parts are still raw looking by the pale color. Once done, remove from oven and allow to cool.
  • To make the filling: Warm the cream cheese in the microwave to room temperature or allow to sit out to come to room temperature. Add the yogurt and microwave for about 30 seconds to warm everything up. Beat the cream cheese and yogurt together with a hand mixer on high until smooth. Add lemon zest and powdered sugar. Beat on low to incorporate and then on high for 30 seconds.
  • To add to the cups: Once the cups have cooled, you can fill them with the mixture. You can spoon it in with two spoons. Or, you can use a 1M tip and pastry bag to pipe for a fancy presentation. Or, you could spoon the mixture into a ziplock bag, cut off the corner, and use that to pipe the cheesecake mixture.
  • Top with berries. Chill in the fridge for up to 3 hours or serve immediately. The cheesecake will eventually make the wontons soggy if kept overnight.

Notes

True Lemon https://www.truelemon.com/ is my favorite source for all things citrus.   No sugar and real flavor, my family has been using these for over 10 years and love them.  This way I always have lemon zest or lime zest on hand.