Small Batch Mini Cheesecake For Two

This mini cheesecake for two is the perfect date night or girls night treat. Small and adaptable and no leftovers to worry about!

Sometimes, you just can’t eat a whole cheesecake. I mean, we maybe shouldn’t be indulging in that amount of cheese regularly but I’m not going to judge anyone’s life choices. But, sometimes you just need a mini cheesecake. Maybe it’s date night and you’re not going to try going to Cheesecake Factory because oof that menu is too many choices. Here comes my mini cheesecake for two to solve all your problems. Or just for one person, again – no judgement.

I wanted to create a recipe that was pretty customizable so this is just a vanilla cheesecake with a graham cracker crust. However, it could easily be adapted by changing the crust, adding flavors to the filling or adding toppings. It’s a great base recipe when you’re looking for a small batch cheesecake.

Baking Tips & Notes

This recipe is great because it only uses one block of cream cheese and one egg you don’t need tons of either around the house. It also has a much quicker bake time than a traditional cheesecake, but I would still maybe bake these the day before to ensure they are sufficiently chilled. You will also need a small 4 inch cheesecake pan, or this could be baked in two ramekins.

As you can see in my photos, the middle on mine sunk a tiny bit because I did not bake this one in a water bath. I wanted to test to make sure it would be just as delicious without it and it was. However, you totally can use a water bath and your cheesecake shouldn’t have raised edges and might be a touch creamier. If you haven’t ever made a cheesecake water bath, check out one of my regular cheesecake recipe posts for tips.

I topped mine with some raspberry curd, melted chocolate and fresh raspberries but the options are endless. It’s also unnecessary as the cheesecake is delicious as is.

Mini Cheesecake For Two Key Ingredients

• Cream Cheese – Make sure to grab full fat brick cream cheese. Whipped cream cheese, or in a tub is not going to work the same. I usually get name brand when I make cheesecake but whatever your budget prefers is best.
• Graham Crackers – I chose graham crackers for the crust, however Biscoff cookies, vanilla wafers, or chocolate cookies – graham crackers or Oreos would all also work and taste awesome.
• Sour Cream – I don’t regularly use sour cream in my cheesecake recipes. However, with the smaller amount of cream cheese I wanted to add a little bit of extra tang into the batter. You’ll only need about a tablespoon though.