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    Santa Hat Cheesecake Bites

    Published: Dec 19, 2021 by Gaby Dimova · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Hi my loves! I am back with another holiday treat for you all. These holiday Santa hat cheesecake bites are actually on the healthier side for holiday treats, so if you're looking for something festive to make, but don't want to overdo it on the sugar and refined flour, this one is for you! This recipe has a vegan chocolate cheesecake base, which is made with tofu, peanut butter, and dark chocolate. Plus these are topped with a cute Santa hat strawberry, so you get a little serving of fruit with your dessert!

    mini chocolate cheesecake pies

    What you need to make these Santa hat cheesecake bites

    Crust Ingredients

    • 2 cups plain cookies
    • 2 tablespoon sugar
    • ½ cup coconut oil
    • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
    • dash of salt

    Cheesecake Filling Ingredients

    • 7 oz of tofu (about ½ box of tofu)
    • ½ cup peanut butter
    • ½ cup chocolate chips- melted
    • ¼ cup maple syrup
    • ¼ cup dairy free milk
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla
    • dash of salt

    Toppings

    strawberries
    vanilla frosting

    a hand holding mini santa hat chocolate pies

    How to make the cheesecake bites

    First make the crust

    • Start by adding the cookies to the food processor.
    • Pulse until the cookies form a powder.
    • Next, add in the rest of the crust ingredients and pulse.
    • Line a muffin pan and add about 1 tablespoon of the crust to each muffin cup. Use your finger to pat the crust down. Set aside.

    How to make the cheesecake filling

    • Add all of the filling ingredients to a food processor and blend until you have a creamy consistency.
    • Add the filling to each muffin cup.
    • Refrigerate until the chocolate hardens.
    • Then add some vanilla frosting to a piping bag and frost the top of each chocolate cheesecake.
    • Add a strawberry and add a little extra frosting on the tip of the strawberry to form the Santa hat.
    • Your Santa hat cheesecake bites are ready to enjoy!

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    Santa Hat Cheesecake Bites

    Gaby Dimova
    These Santa hat cheesecake bites taste so delicious and are on the healthy side. Not to mention they are so cute and fun to make!
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 9
    Calories 324 kcal

    Equipment

    • muffin pan
    • food processor
    • piping bag

    Ingredients
      

    Crust Ingredients

    • 2 cups plain cookies
    • 2 tablespoon sugar
    • ½ cup coconut oil
    • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
    • dash of salt

    Chocolate Cheesecake Filling Ingredients

    • 7 oz of tofu about ½ box of tofu
    • ½ cup peanut butter
    • ½ cup chocolate chips- melted
    • ¼ cup maple syrup
    • ¼ cup dairy free milk
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla
    • dash of salt

    Toppings

    • strawberries
    • vanilla frosting

    Instructions
     

    • Start by adding the cookies to the food processor.
    • Pulse until the cookies forms a powder.
    • Next, add in the rest of the crust ingredients and pulse.
    • Line a muffin pan and add about 1 tablespoon of the crust to each muffin cup. Use your finger to pat the crust down. Set aside.
    • Now you are going to create the cheesecake filling.
    • Add all of the filling ingredients to a food processor and blend until you have a creamy consistency.
    • Add the filling to each muffin cup.
    • Refrigerate until the chocolate hardens.
    • Then add some vanilla frosting to a piping bag and frost the top of each chocolate cheesecake bite.
    • Add a strawberry and add a little extra frosting on the tip of the strawberry to form the Santa hat.
    • Your Santa hat cheesecake bites are ready to enjoy!

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 324kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 6gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 203mgPotassium: 198mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg
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    1. Angelica Villalobos

      December 03, 2022 at 9:37 am

      Do you have a brand of plain cookies and tofu that you like to use?

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      • Gaby Dimova

        December 12, 2022 at 11:06 pm

        In this recipe I actually used the vegan Puffins cereal by the brand Barbara's but Biscoff cookies also work great 🙂 In terms of Tofu, I used the brand House Foods, but any firm tofu will work 🙂

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