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No Bake Mini Eggnog Cheesecake Cups are an easy addition to your holiday dessert menu.
Kids and grown-ups alike will love seeing these No Bake Mini Eggnog Cheesecake Cups on the dessert table at all of your holiday parties.
They look adorably festive with cute little gingerbread cookies on top – and these easy No Bake Mini Eggnog Cheesecake Cups are absolutely delicious too!
How do you make No Bake Mini Eggnog Cheesecake Cups?
The good news: These mini cheesecake cups are super easy to make! Start to finish, these creamy little dessert cups take just about thirty minutes to prepare.
You’ll start by mixing together graham cracker crumbs, butter, and both granulated and brown sugars. Then, place a spoonful of the mixture into small glass serving cups. (These are similar to the ones we show in the photos. Or, if you are taking a tray of these No Bake Mini Eggnog Cheesecake Cups to a party, you could serve them in 8-ounce plastic cups instead.)
Next, whip some softened cream cheese in a bowl, then combine it with instant cheesecake pudding that is prepared with eggnog (instead of milk) and flavored with spiced rum (or rum extract, if you prefer to keep this dessert non-alcoholic).
Fold whipped heavy cream into the eggnog cheesecake mixture, and stir to combine.
Then spoon the eggnog cheesecake mixture into a piping bag that has been fitted with a large star tip. Squeeze into the little glass serving cups, being careful not to disrupt the graham cracker crumbs on the bottom.
Chill until ready to serve. Then – just before serving – garnish your No Bake Mini Eggnog Cheesecake Cups with a sprinkle of ground nutmeg and a little gingerbread man cookie on top. (The cookies will get a little soggy if they are added ahead of time.)
We served these No Bake Mini Eggnog Cheesecake Cups at a recent neighborhood get-together, and everyone loved them! They are light and creamy and not too sweet – the perfect ending to a holiday meal. Enjoy!
You may like these other mini desserts:
- No-Bake White Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecakes
- No-Bake Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
- Lemon Mousse Cups
- Strawberry Shortcake with Mini Angel Food Cakes
- Mini Cherry Almond Galettes
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No Bake Mini Eggnog Cheesecake Cups
Ingredients
Bottom Crust
1 sleeve graham crackers (9 full crackers)
4 tablespoons melted butter (1/2 stick)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Filling
1 cup heavy cream
1 8–ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 1-ounce package sugar-free instant cheesecake pudding mix
1 1/2 cups golden eggnog
1 tablespoon spiced rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract (optional)
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, for garnish
Mini gingerbread men cookies, for garnish (or any small sugar cookie can be used)
Instructions
Place the graham crackers in a food processor and process until crumbs. Pour into a bowl along with melted butter and both sugars and stir to combine.
Divide crumb mixture between 10 cups (we used 8-ounce glass cups), and press down with the bottom of another small glass or a muddler also works well.
In a stand mixer with whisk attachment, whip cream to stiff peaks and set aside in a separate bowl.
Place the cream cheese into stand mixer with paddle attachment and beat to creamy, about two minutes.
In a medium bowl, combine cheesecake pudding mix along with eggnog and optional rum. Whisk until combined then let sit for one minute.
Add the cheesecake mixture to the bowl with the cream cheese and mix on low until combined, scraping sides a few times.
Fold in the whipped cream by hand, then place the contents into a piping bag* fitted with a large star tip, and fill the prepared glasses, refilling the pastry bag as needed.
Sprinkle on a tiny amount of nutmeg then top with a cookie as garnish.
(Can be made ahead and refrigerated, however place the cookie for garnish just before serving. The cookie will get slightly soggy over time as it sits in the cheesecake.)
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Notes
*Rather than piping, you can just spoon the mixture into each serving glass.
I’m not a fan of cheesecake, but this was incredible! It was light and airy with the taste of the holiday.
Thank you Carrie – glad you liked the recipe!
I love eggnog and cheesecake and it was easy to prepare for a party of twelve so I doubled the recipe for extra. This is an easy recipe with a lot of flavor.
Thanks Vernia!
SOOOO creamy and delicious. Today I’m going to try making a banana cream pie version.
Thanks Anne!
Question- does this use the big 11 oz box of jello brand no bake cheesecake mix or 1 small b box of jello brand cheesecake flavored pudding and if you can’t find sugar free is the regular going to make it too sweet?
Hello K – The ingredients list states 1 (one) 1-ounce box of sugar free cheesecake flavored pudding mix (yes, the Jello brand). The sugar free version is sweetened – just with low calorie sweeteners. You can use a sugared version but you’ll only want to put a portion of the box as the volume of the sugared pudding mix is more than the sugar free. Hopefully that makes sense!
So would I substitute 1oz of sugared pudding mix for the 1 oz sugar free. Just a straight switch? both boxes make 4 1/2 cup servings so I wasnt sure how to convert it. Sorry for all the questions. I couldnt find the answer on google 🙂
Hi K – Yes – It’s less about converting portions from one box to another and more about adding the cheesecake the flavor with the pudding mix. One quarter of the sugared box will be about the same as the full 1 ounce box of the sugar free. (The artificial sweetener makes up less volume than the sugar.) Hope that makes sense!
How long in advance could you make the pudding? Think it would be ok to make the day prior then put them together the next day? They are delicious!!
Hi Erin – Yes – a day ahead should be fine.
My Family and I love eggnog and pudding. So this was perfect ❤️.
Thank you!
Love this recipe but what is golden eggnog? We love all your recipes, thank you so much for your wonderful posts!
Thanks so much Lynn! Golden eggnog (usually labeled that way on the carton) is more golden in color than eggnog without that designation. Either can be used, but to achieve the colors you see in our photos, you’ll want to look for golden on the carton.
ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! Just finished making these with my daughter who is a baker apprentice lol..
Thank you very much. I will continue to check out your website for future YUMMY meals and desserts!
Thanks Dorinda! So glad the recipe was a success!
What is the recipe for the gingerbread cookies in the picture for the No Bake Mini Eggnog Cheesecake Cups? I’m looking for a good gingerbread cookie recipe and these look perfect. Thank you
P.S. I LOVE YOUR RECIPES!
Thanks Christine! We took a short cut and actually bought those at our local supermarket (Stop & Shop). I’ve been looking for a good gingerbread cookie too…this one is going to be next on my to-try list: https://www.sweetrecipeas.com/2017/12/11/mini-gingerbread-men-cookies/