Mocha Cheesecake Jars
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I love to make baked goods in jars, like my Pumpkin Cake Jars, Mint Cheesecake Jars and now Mocha Cheesecake Jars. I like the look and I love the taste!
Mocha Cheesecake
Yes, sure, these ARE portable but can we talk about the absolute deliciousness of MOCHA CHEESECAKE? Mmmmm, chocolate crust and a delicate coffee-flavored cheesecake make these BETTER than a cup of coffee in the afternoon. Add a dash of whipped cream for the all-out coffee experience.
What do you need to make mini mocha cheesecakes?
The biggest need here is wide-mouth half-pint jars but I often find them at thrift stores and pick them up for a quarter a piece.
- chocolate graham crackers crumbs
- melted butter
- sugar
- espresso powder
- water
- cream cheese softened
- eggs, room temperature
- Wide-Mouth Half-Pint Jars or ramekins
- 9×13 baking pan
- mixer
- mixing bowl
Remember you can ALWAYS bake them in Ramekins as well. Especially since the price of half-pint jars seems to have gone through the roof!
Portable Desserts in Jars
I love to make things easy to carry. Especially if it means I can send a sweet treat along with my kids in their lunches. Both kids take a lunch every single day, so you know we need to mix things up every once in a while.
Packed lunches from home can get a little boring, and sometimes they need a swift kick in the butt. Don’t worry about the “caffeine” in these cheesecakes, there’s just enough to flavor them. I promise!
Wide Mouth 1/2 Pint jars make the best little snack size desserts for lunches too. It’s just enough to have a taste and definitely not enough to overdo anything. Plus they come with a screw-on cap! No dripping or leaking allowed! And IF your kids drop it and break it, it’s JUST a jar, it’s no big deal, you can always get more.
How to store these Mini Cheesecakes!
These cheesecakes must be stored in the fridge. If you’re sending them in lunches and ice pack is nice to keep them chilled until lunchtime.
Mocha Cheesecakes Jars
Ingredients
Crust Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate graham crackers crumbs
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 3 TBSP Sugar
Cheesecake Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 TBSP water
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
Instructions
- preheat oven to 325˚
- mix crumbs, melted butter, and 3 TBSP sugar together and press in the bottom of 6 half pint wide mouth jars, set aside
- mix the espresso powder with the water and let it sit until it's completely dissolved 2-3 mintues
- mix the cream cheese and the sugar together until well blended, then mix in the espresso powder
- add the eggs one at a time blending well after each addition
- carefully divide evenly between the six prepared jars, I used a cookie scoop to get the batter in the jar without making much of a mess
- place jars in a baking pan and place in the oven
- pour water around the jars about halfway up the jars
- bake for 30-32 minutes or until the top is set
- take out of the oven carefully
- remove the jars from the baking pan, use tongs to avoid getting burned
- place on a cooling rack until fully cool
- top with optional chocolate graham cracker crumbs
Notes
- this recipe calls for baking the cheesecakes in wide mouth half pint jars
- they also need to be baked in a baking pan half filled with water
Nutrition
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I love desserts in jars too and these look fabulous!
What is the topping made from?
I just crumbled some graham crackers on top