Peach cobbler cheesecake bites combine a smooth cheesecake layer, a buttery graham cracker crust, and juicy peaches with a crisp cinnamon crumble topping. Baked in a muffin tin for easy serving, this recipe is simple to make and perfect for family gatherings or a quick mini treat.
Prep Time35 minutesmins
Cook Time18 minutesmins
Chill Time2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs53 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Peach Cobbler Cheesecake Bites Recipe
Servings: 12
Calories: 414kcal
Ingredients
Peaches
30.5ouncespeach slices in syrup(two 15.25-ounce cans)
¼cuplight brown sugar,packed
½teaspoonvanilla extract
¼teaspoonground cinnamon
Crumble Topping
¾cupall-purpose flour
⅓cuplight brown sugar,packed
¾teaspoonground cinnamon
¼teaspoonsalt
¼cupunsalted butter,melted and cooled slightly
Crust
1cupgraham cracker crumbs
2tablespoonsgranulated sugar
6tablespoonsunsalted butter,melted and cooled slightly
½teaspoonsalt
Cheesecake Filling
16ouncescream cheese,softened to room temperature
½cupgranulated sugar
⅓cupsour cream,room temperature
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2largeeggs,room temperature
1tablespoonall-purpose flour
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a standard 12 cup muffin pan with paper cupcake liners and set aside.
To a medium saucepan, over medium heat, add the canned peach slices with syrup, light brown sugar, vanilla extract and ground cinnamon stirring gently to combine. Bring the liquids to a low boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5-6 minutes or just until all the flavors have combined and the syrup starts to slightly thicken. Be careful when stirring the peaches as you do not want to break up the slices into smaller pieces as they can be very delicate.
Remove the saucepan of sliced peaches and syrup from the heat, and set aside, allowing them to cool slightly before adding to the tops of the mini cheesecakes before baking.
To make the crumble topping, add to a small mixing bowl the all-purpose flour, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, salt and melted butter. Using a dinner fork, gently combine the ingredients until all the flour has been absorbed by the melted butter and a crumble mixture forms. You should have a combination of large and small crumble pieces. Place the bowl of crumble mixture into the refrigerator to chill, and firm up, while preparing the rest of the ingredients, before adding them to the tops of the mini peach cobbler cheesecakes and baking.
To make the crust, add to a medium mixing bowl the graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, melted butter and salt stirring to combine all the ingredients into a uniform mixture. The consistency of the crust mixture should resemble wet sand.
Spoon approximately 1 - 1 ½ tablespoons of the crust mixture into the bottom of each of the paper cup lined muffin cups. Using your fingers, or a small tart press, press the graham cracker crumb mixture into a tightly packed layer to form the crust for the mini cheesecakes.
Bake the crusts for 5 minutes, remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on the counter while preparing the cheesecake filling.
To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese on medium speed for 1-2 minutes or until smooth and creamy.
Add the granulated sugar, sour cream and vanilla extract to the beaten cream cheese. Mix on low speed just until all the ingredients are fully combined, being sure to stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Continue to mix on low while adding the eggs, one at a time, followed by the all-purpose flour until all the ingredients are fully incorporated and the batter is smooth. You do not want to beat too much air into the mixture to ensure a nice dense cheesecake layer. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and mix the batter with a rubber spatula, being sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, to ensure that all the ingredients have been fully incorporated and the batter is thick and smooth.
Divide the cheesecake batter evenly between all the prepared muffin cups. The batter should almost fill each muffin cup to the top. A large cookie scoop is helpful to use to evenly scoop and portion the cheesecake batter.
Using a slotted spoon, remove the spiced peach slices from the syrup and place 2-3 slices (depending on the size of each peach slice) onto the tops of each of the mini cheesecakes. Be careful to allow as much of the syrup to drip back into the saucepan as possible when removing the peach slices. Be sure to select uniform peach slices for even presentation and baking. Do not over load the tops of the mini cheesecakes with the peach slices to ensure the mini peach cobbler cheesecakes bake up properly.
Remove the crumble mixture from the refrigerator, breaking up any crumble pieces that are too large, and sprinkle 1 -1 ½ tablespoons of the crumble mixture onto the tops of the peach slices. Do not add too much crumble as you want to still be able to see the peaches once the mini peach cobbler cheesecakes are baked and cooled.
Bake the mini peach cobbler cheesecakes for 18-20 minutes or until the crumble is lightly golden and the cheesecakes do not wobble in the center when the muffin pan is gently tapped.
Remove the baked mini peach cobbler cheesecakes from the oven and allow them to cool completely at room temperature before placing them into the refrigerator to chill for 2-3 hours or until fully set. You can use a butter knife, or small offset spatula, to gently run along the inside of each muffin cup to help release the chilled mini peach cobbler cheesecakes from the pan to easily plate and serve.
Notes
Once you have added your spiced peaches to your mini peach cobbler cheesecakes, you can add the saucepan of flavored syrup back to the stove top burner, over medium-high heat, and bring the mixture to a boil.
Once the syrup comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the syrup reduces by half creating a thick spiced syrup. Remove the thickened peach syrup from the heat and pour it through a mesh strainer, into a separate bowl, to remove any little bits and pieces of peach slices from the syrup. Allow the syrup to cool to room temperature, then you can drizzle a small amount over the mini peach cobbler cheesecakes once baked and chilled for added flavor. This simple spiced peach syrup can be stored in a lidded jar, in the refrigerator, for up to one week.
Allowing the cheesecakes to cool completely on the counter once baked, before placing them into the refrigerator to chill and firm up, will help to prevent condensation from forming in the muffin pan as they chill in the refrigerator.
I prefer to buy a box of pre-packaged graham cracker crumbs for ease of use. However, you can pulse about 14-15 sheets of graham crackers in a food processor, until fine crumbs form, to achieve the 1 cup needed for this recipe.
Be sure to use full-fat block style cream cheese, and full-fat sour cream, in this recipe for best results for the dense texture of these mini peach cobbler cheesecakes.
Please note that you may have leftover peach slices from using 2 cans for this recipe. I have found that there can be a few broken, or unevenly sized, peaches in each can. Try to use uniformly sized peach slices as best as possible to top each of the mini cheesecakes.