These individual raspberry cheesecakes in mason jars are easy to make and eat!
Oreo cookie crust with a raspberry cheesecake filling topped with raspberry sauce and whipped cream.
We came up with this delightful doozy of a raspberry cheesecake almost spontaneously.
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How about with raspberries for Valentine’s Day?
With some raspberry sauce!
And an Oreo crust!
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I mean, why would you want to eat a fancy dessert out of a jar?
Think of it this way, mason jars are like see-through ramekins with lids!
Why Make Cheesecake In a Jar?
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In the case of making cheesecake, using a mason jar has an added advantage.
There are no leakage issues when you use a mason jar, and you have convenient single-serving containers.
Now as single servings go, these are rather generous, given the richness of the cheesecake.
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Feel free to share one with your sweetheart (I did!).
Place the remaining raspberries in a medium saucepan.
Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1/3 cup of water.
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Set aside to cool.
Place in a medium bowl and stir in the melted butter.
In a mixer, beat the cream cheese on medium speed for 4 minutes, until smooth and light.
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Add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and beat for 4 minutes more.
Add a pinch of salt and the egg, and beat another minute.
Add the sour cream and beat another minute, until smooth.
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Add 1/4 cup of the cooled raspberry syrup from step one, and beat until incorporated.
Place the reserved frozen raspberries on top of the chocolate crusts in the mason jars in a single layer.
Pour the raspberry cheesecake filling over the raspberries in the jars.
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Bake at 325F for 40 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool to room temp.
Chill for at least a half hour before eating.
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Don’t worry if there are cracks on the surface of the cheesecakes.
Top with the remaining raspberry sauce, whipped cream, and fresh raspberries.
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