No Bake Frozen Margarita Cheesecake Bites
These easy, no-bake, frozen Margarita Cheesecake bites pack big Tequila and lime flavor. Think blended margarita plus a delightful, cheesecake creaminess.
Can you tell we're still holding on to the last throes of summer here?
It was up in the 80s yesterday, and these frozen cheesecake bites were perfectly reminiscent of a blended margarita, with an added creamy texture that makes them both unique and delicious.
Our No-Bake Frozen Margarita Cheesecake Bites
These frozen mini margarita cheesecakes are the perfect summer dessert nibble.
They are easy to make, although they do require a minimum of 2 hours of freezing time (overnight is best for optimal texture).
You don't need to turn on the oven for the crust or for the cheesecake part of these bite-sized desserts. Which makes them even better for hot summer days.
The crust is a combination of crushed pretzel, sugar, and butter. It is the perfect lightly sweet and salty combination that you want when you think of a margarita.
The filling uses traditional cheesecake ingredients like cream cheese, sour cream, and sugar. But to that, we add lime juice, Triple Sec, and Tequila. There you get your margarita flavor punch.
To make the filling for these mini cheesecakes no-bake we use gelatin, which will set as it chills. We're only using enough to set the cheesecake, so you don't have to worry about these tasing more like jello than cheesecake. Trust us.
After filling your lined muffin tins with the crust and filling, they freeze up into a perfect, creamy margarita and cheesecake treat.
Margarita Cheesecake: Adults Only
These babies DO contain alcohol, so they're more for the adult crowd. And, we tend to like to taste our Tequila, so it does pack a kick here.
If you like the idea of these bites, but not so much the Tequila punch, go ahead and reduce the Tequila and Triple Sec to 2 tablespoon or even 1 ½ Tbsp.
You can always start small and make additions as you go along.
No Bake Frozen Margarita Cheesecake Bites
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 3 c pretzels
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 3 tablespoon salted butter, melted
For the Filling
- ¼ c water, warm
- 1 ½ teaspoon plain gelatin (roughly ½ of a package)
- 8 oz cream cheese (⅓ fat or regular), softened to room temperature
- ⅓ c sour cream
- ⅓ c sugar
- 3 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 - 2 ½ tablespoon Triple Sec
- 2 - 2 ½ tablespoon silver Tequila
- Limes and coarse sugar (optional, for topping)
Instructions
For the Crust
- Process pretzels in a food processor until crumbs form. Add sugar and mix to combine.
- Pour mixture into a small bowl. Add melted butter and stir until pretzel pieces are well coated.
- Press one rounded tablespoon into each lined muffin tin.
- Freeze crusts while preparing the filling.
For the Filling
- In a small bowl, combine ¼ c warm water with gelatin. Stir to dissolve and set aside to let the gelatin soften.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with a hand mixer until soft. Add sour cream and sugar. Beat until combined.
- In a small, microwave safe, bowl, mix lime juice and alcohols. Heat in the microwave until warm (30 seconds).
- While blending with your hand mixer, slowly add the warm alcohol mixture and combine. (This will warm the cream cheese mixture slightly so that the gelatin doesn't seize as is hits the cool mixture.)
- Stir the gelatin mixture and add it slowly to your cream cheese mixture, while blending until smooth.
- Scoop ¼ c of filling into each of the lined muffin tins, over the crust.
- Freeze for 2 hours or overnight.
- (Optional) Garnish with lime slices and coarse sugar.
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Sarah founded Curious in 2010 as a way to save her recipe creations and share culinary experiences. Her love for cultural cuisines was instilled early by her French Canadian Grandmother. Her experience in the kitchen and in recipe development comes from over 10 years working in professional kitchens. She has traveled extensively and enjoys bringing the flavors of her travels back to create easy-to-make recipes.
Love this! Pinning now- can't wait to make these, they look and sound delicious!
Wow! These sound amazing! I don't think I could eat just one (or 2) 🙂 Pinning!
These look absolutely delicious! I must try them soon.