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No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecakes are perfect for the holiday season. Tart cranberry sauce paired with creamy no-bake cheesecake base makes for a delightful seasonal bite!

Cranberry cheesecakes topped with cranberry sauce and orange zest on a marble counter

CRANBERRY AND ORANGE MINI CHEESECAKES
HOW TO MAKE NO-BAKE CRANBERRY CHEESECAKES
CAN YOU MAKE THESE CHEESECAKES AHEAD OF TIME?
No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecakes Recipe

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I know it’s December, but we’re still into no bake desserts, right? I mean, is there ever really a time not to be into them?

I shared this recipe for No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecakes years ago and decided that the post needed a little upgrade in the photo department.

Not to mention this recipe is super simple and totally delicious which makes it absolutely perfect for the holidays, or just a random Friday night when you’re craving festive cheesecake.

Overhead view of five mini cranberry cheesecakes topped with whipped cream and an orange slice on a marble counter

CRANBERRY AND ORANGE MINI CHEESECAKES

Here I go again with the mini desserts.

I just can’t help myself! There’s something just SO elegant about rows of petite serving cups, layered with a delicious, creamy dessert full of all the right flavors.

Ingredients for gingersnap cookie crust on a marble counter

These beauties just happen to be filled with the right flavors of cranberries and orange. Plus, they’re another one of my no-bake recipes. Just whip them up, chill them in the fridge, and serve to the delight of everyone you know.

I’ve been on a cranberry-orange kick lately. Cranberry Orange Scones, Cranberry Orange Bread…cranberries and citrus are a match made in flavor heaven.

Cranberries are pretty tangy on their own, but not so sweet. Oranges are sweet, with their own version of tang. Together? Magical, I tell ya. Especially in cool, creamy no-bake cheesecake.

gingersnap cookies and pumpkin pie spice in the bowl of a food processor

HOW TO MAKE NO-BAKE CRANBERRY CHEESECAKES

This No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecake recipe is made up of three components:

Spiced gingersnap crust
Creamy cheesecake speckled with orange zest
Homemade cranberry sauce topping

Gingersnap cookie crumbs in the bowl of a food processor

I love the gingersnap cookie crust that’s beefed up with a little pumpkin pie spice. Why use a standard graham cracker crust when you can pair the cranberries with the holiday spice of gingersnaps?

Once you combine the cookie crumbs, pumpkin pie spice, and some Challenge salted butter, press the crust into the bottom of small serving dishes.

Challenge butter is churned daily from the freshest milk and made without any artificial preservatives, fillers, or dyes, so it’s my absolute favorite butter to bake and cook with.

Then, using a stand mixer or electric hand mixer, beat together softened Challenge cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar and orange zest for about 3 minutes.

Gingersnap cookie crusts in the bottom of six glass containers lined up on a marble countertop

Since the cheesecake filling only has a few ingredients, make sure you aren’t skimping on the good cream cheese! Grab some of that great Challenge cream cheese for this recipe.

(And if you forget to set out your cream cheese to soften, make sure to check out some of my tips for how to soften cream cheese quickly.)

Mini no-bake cheesecakes on a marble counter

Add in vanilla extract and beat an additional minute. Pipe or spoon cheesecake filling into the individual serving dishes, directly onto the prepared crust layers.

Cover the cheesecakes and chill for at least 2 hours. Top them with the cranberry sauce before serving.

Six no-bake cranberry cheesecakes in glass dishes lined up on a marble counter

CAN YOU MAKE THESE CHEESECAKES AHEAD OF TIME?

If you love planning ahead, No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecakes are the dessert for you.

These no-bake wonders can be covered and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. They’ll still be good for a day or two after that, but the texture of the crust might suffer a bit after that point.

Mini cranberry cheesecakes topped with cranberry sauce on a marble counter next to a package of butter

That means that you could easily make these a day ahead of when you want to serve them. Just have the cheesecakes prepped and the cranberry sauce stored in a separate container.

Top the cheesecakes with the cranberry sauce just before serving, garnish with some orange zest, and it’ll look like you just finished spending hours in your kitchen!