Key Lime Pie Cheesecake Dessert Shooters (On Gingersnap Crusts!)
Tart, single-serving-sized key lime pie treats served in disposable shot glasses!
Servings 30 dessert shooters
Calories 146kcal
Ingredients
Crust
- ⅔ cup gingersnap crumbs* about 13 cookies pulsed in a food-processor
- 1 Tbsp butter melted
Key Lime Cheesecake Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup Key Lime juice
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
Whipped Cream Topping**
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Lime zest/gingersnap crumbs for sprinkling over shooters -- optional
Instructions
Crust
- Set out 32 2-oz disposable shot glasses.
- In a medium-sized bowl, use a knife to stir together cookie crumbs and melted butter until combined.⅔ cup gingersnap crumbs*, 1 Tbsp butter
- Press 1 ½ - 2 tsp of crumb mixture into the bottom of each shot glass.
- Prepare your filling.
Filling
- In a Kitchen-Aid/stand mixer (or using a hand-mixer), beat cream cheese until smooth.8 oz cream cheese
- Add sweetened condensed milk and beat until combined.14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- Gradually stir in key lime juice, stirring on low-speed until combined. Be sure to pause occasionally to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.½ cup Key Lime juice
- In a separate (clean) bowl, beat heavy cream until stiff peaks form.1 ½ cups heavy cream
- Fold/slowly stir whipped cream into key lime mixture until completely combined.
- Pour the mixture into a large ziploc bag and snip off one of the bottom corners. Pipe the filling on top of the gingersnap crusts in the shot glasses, filling each shot glass 3/4 of the way full.
- Before serving, prepare your whipped cream topping.
Whipped cream
- In a medium-large sized bowl, combine heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.1 cup heavy cream, ⅓ cup powdered sugar, ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Whisk on high-speed (preferably with an electric mixer, otherwise your arm will get very tired very fast) until stiff peaks form.
- Dollop or pipe whipped cream on top of each shooter.
- Garnish with lemon zest and/or gingersnap crumbs, if desired.Lime zest/gingersnap crumbs for sprinkling over shooters -- optional
Notes
*If you don't like gingersnaps, you can substitute with an equal amount of graham cracker crumbs and increase butter to 2 Tbsp
**Make whipped cream the day you plan on serving
**Make whipped cream the day you plan on serving
Nutrition
Serving: 1shooter | Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 74mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 440IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg