Description
Coming from a family that has a lot of gluten intolerance, I decided to try and come up with a gluten-free cheesecake cupcake recipe that everyone can enjoy. I’ve tried many different recipes and finally came up with one that I love, and I hope you all love it, too! It tastes great plain or topped with whipped cream, chocolate ganache, fruits, and more – the options are endless. Happy baking!
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 cup gluten-free flour blend (such as Namaste Perfect Flour Blend)
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 7 tablespoons butter, melted, or more as needed
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- ⅔ cup sugar, or more to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon lemon extract, or more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Mix flour
- pecans
- butter
- and brown sugar together in a bowl until mixture has a sandy texture. Drop a heaping tablespoon of the mixture into the bottom of each muffin cup; press to create a flat and even crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crust is dry
- about 12 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until very creamy. Add sugar and salt; mix well. Beat in eggs one at a time until smooth. Beat in vanilla extract and lemon extract.
- Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over each crust.
- Bake cheesecakes in the preheated oven until set
- about 20 minutes. Let cool completely
- about 20 minutes. Cover and refrigerate until firm
- at least 2 hours.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 32 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 7 mins
Servings: 12