The holidays are here, and I love having guests and entertaining. I like to serve delightful treats, but I don’t always have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen. That is when I take a few shortcuts and keep these Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites on hand in the freezer. YUM!
My secret weapon is this International Delight Gingerbread Latte Creamer! Just a tablespoon or 2 in the cheesecake gives it the perfect holiday flavor!
I popped that cheesecake batter in the freezer and then scooped it with my cookie baller. And now my favorite part….I rolled the cheesecake balls in gingersnap crumbs! OMG! SO SO GOOD!
Just pop them back in the freezer in an airtight container until you are ready to serve. Perfect for those last minute guest, or a late night snack in front of the Christmas tree. Who says Santa loves only cookies?! 😉
I am pretty sure he loves cheesecake too!
Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites
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The perfect holiday freezer dessert. This Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites Recipe is just DELIGHTFUL and so easy to make!
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp homemade Gingerbread Coffee Creamer
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 2 Tbsp powdered or granulated sugar
- 1 cup cool whip
- ½ cup gingersnap cookie crumbs
Instructions
- Line a 13" x 9" baking sheet with a parchment paper. Set aside.
- Place the cream cheese in a bowl with the sugar and creamer and whip with hand mixer.
- Add in the cool whip and stir in with a spoon or spatula, until just combined.
- Spread it out evenly in the 13x9 pan. It will be thin. Place in freezer for 1-2 hours.
- Place gingersnap crumbs into a small bowl.
- Scoop the cheesecake mixture with a small cookie scoop or a tablespoon and roll in cookie crumbs.
- Refrigerate for a couple of hours in freezer until they get frozen.
- When ready to serve, let sit out for 5 minutes at room temperature to desired firmness.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Refrigerate leftover bites in a ziploc bag or an air tight container.
Gluten Free
- Use a gluten free ginger snap for the crumbs
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these look good
spunds delicious
Do I have to have a cookie baller?
No, you can use a spoon. Just might be a little messier. 😉
Just took it out of the freezer seems impossible to roll
Oh those look delish! thanks for sharing!
These look amazing! I must try these for Christmas! Thank you for sharing!
What other substitute can you use if you can`t find gingersnap crumbs anywhere?
what about cookie graham cracker crumbs ? would love to try these for Christmas
If you can’t find any gingersnap cookies to turn into crumbs I would think some cinnamon graham crackers would be good.
Adding an update to this – International Delight did sell this creamer for the 2015 holiday season. So I googled a replacement /substitute and found this post: http://www.cookitfresh.com/2011/12/flavored-creamers/. I did not have the time to make that so instead, I made more of a concentrate with the key ingredients. It was 2-3 tsp maple syrup, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp ground ginger. I mixed that in with the cream cheese and sugar. It turned out great! I also hand rolled the balls, like meatballs.
Thanks Brooke. 🙂
international delights doesn’t sell gingerbread creamer! Wondering if coffee mate might work?!
Coffee Mat would work or you could omit the creamer and just roll in the gingersnaps. Totally up to you.
Could you make without the creamer and just roll.in ginger snap cookies? Would that be enough gingerbread flavor?
Yes, I have done it that way before and they are still amazing!