Kid-Friendly Raspberry Cheesecake Recipe

I'm always looking for great, easy recipes to try on the weekends. I like to try my hand at fast new foods to add to my everyday arsenal; unfortunately, I end up finding more baking recipes than cooking recipes and we certainly don't need too many of those in this house. ;-) I did find one fun family recipe that I thought I'd share, especially for the upcoming holiday weekend! Gluten-free Raspberry Cheesecake Cupcakes: not only fast and yummy, but also a great recipe to let your little ones help with!

You’ll need about 45 minutes prep time.

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups sugar

24 oz. light cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 eggs

1 ½ cups raspberries (blueberries or strawberries work great, too, if you prefer them!)

For a topping:

An additional 8 oz. light cream cheese

Additional ¼ cup sugar

Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Next, in a large bowl, mix your sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla together. Add your eggs to the mixture one at a time until thoroughly blended.

Line and fill your cupcake trays about ¾ of the way full with the mixture. Sprinkle your berries on top, evenly among the cupcakes. Put them in the oven and let them bake for 25 minutes.

Take your cupcakes back out and let stand for 5 minutes: a well should form in the middle of each cupcake.

Turn your oven up to 450 degrees now. In a small bowl, blend your cream cheese and sugar for your topping. Drop a dollop of topping into each cupcake, and put back in the oven for an additional 5 minutes. Remove them, let them cool down, and then put them in the fridge for an hour.

Then enjoy easy cheesecake deliciousness! I haven’t gotten a chance to try this recipe yet, but I plan to this weekend! Let me know what you think when you do, too.