Fireball Cheesecake Shots are a boozy dessert made in a shot glass with a graham cracker crust, a cheesecake filling flavored a splash of fireball whiskey, and cherry topping. These dessert shooters are the perfect ending to any dinner, or to serve at your next cocktail party!
❤️ Why You'll Love Fireball Whiskey Cheesecake Shots
Simple ingredients: these tiny treats are basically no bake cheesecake filling flavored with cinnamon whiskey served in shot glasses. Easy peasy!
No bake: this boozy treat requires no baking!
Easy recipe: just a few simple steps and you have a delicious mini boozy dessert in minutes.
🥘 Ingredients
This is my adaptation of the recipe found on the Tipsy Bartender.
Graham cracker crumbs: you can buy the premade crumbs or use a food processor and break down graham crackers into crumbs on your own.
Unsalted butter
Dark brown sugar: I like dark brown sugar for the deeper flavor, however the sugar can be eliminated from the crust if desired.
Cream cheese, softened
Heavy cream
Fireball Whisky
Fresh lemon
Granulated white sugar
Cherry pie filling
🔪 Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and dark brown sugar. Scoop 1 tablespoon graham cracker mixture into the bottom shot glasses the press crumbs into bottom to pack in.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, heavy cream, and white sugar. Add the lemon juice and Fireball Whisky and mix until creamy.
- Divide cheesecake mixture between the 6 shot glasses.
- In a small bowl, combine the pie filling and Fireball Whisky. Divide topping evenly over cheesecake layer. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
🥄 Equipment
- 6 shot glasses: I used clear glass shot glasses I had on hand
- Medium bowl
- Large bowl
- Electric mixer
- Rubber scraper
- Tablespoon or small cookie scoop
🥫Storage
Refrigerate: store cheesecake shots in the fridge up to 3 days.
📖 Variations
- Lower sugar version: eliminate the white sugar from the graham cracker crust.
- Low fat cheesecake shots: Scale the fat and calories down by substituting fat free or reduced fat cream cheese. Half and half can be used in place of heavy cream.
- Crushed cinnamon flavored graham crackers, nilla wafers, or cinnamon toast crunch cereal can be used in place of the regular graham crackers.
- Substitute blueberry or strawberry pie filling for the cherry.
💭 Tips
Big Batch Recommendations: Planning a celebration or hosting a gathering? Easily scale up this recipe to suit your needs. Prepare the components in larger quantities using the recipe card below and assemble them in a large dish or individual plastic shot glasses. The small size makes them perfect for a dessert table or sharing among friends.
📚 More Fireball Recipes
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Hot Fireball Apple Cider is an easy recipe that will warm the body and soul!
Diehard fans of fireball whisky will LOVE this Fireball Bread Pudding recipe!
🍽 Serve with..
Serve well chilled as part of an after dinner tasting dessert option.
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📖 Recipe
Fireball Cheesecake Shots
Equipment
- 6 shot glasses
- Tablespoon or small cookie scoop
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Ingredients
Graham Cracker Layer
- 5 tablespoons ground graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
Cheesecake Layer
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon Fireball Whisky
- 1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons granulated white sugar
Cherry Topping
- 6 tablespoons cherry pie filling
- 1 tablespoon Fireball Whisky
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and dark brown sugar. Scoop 1 tablespoon graham cracker mixture into the bottom shot glasses the press crumbs into bottom to pack in.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, heavy cream, and white sugar. Add the lemon juice and Fireball Whisky and mix until creamy.
- Divide cheesecake mixture between the 6 shot glasses.
- In a small bowl, combine the pie filling and Fireball Whisky. Divide topping evenly over cheesecake layer. Refrigerate up to two hours, until ready to serve.
Ginger says
Im not a big drinker what does fireball taste like? Could you use rum in this recipe instead?
Shelby says
Fireball is a cinnamon flavored whiskey. Black Cherry Rum would be great in this!
Renee@Renee's Kitchen Adventures says
I've never had fireball whiskey, but now I think I need to try it. These little desserts look amazing
Shelby says
Definitely try it Renee!
Marion@LifeTastesGood says
I've never had Fireball Whisky, but just saw it on a movie recently, and now this recipe. Looks super interesting and love the face of your friend in the pic haha Looks like you had a great time 🙂
Shelby says
Marion, it literally tastes like a fireball! Its REALLY good 🙂
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
This is such a fun and creative idea, Shelby!! Totally my kind of dessert!
Shelby says
Thanks Sheena!
Sarah says
These sound like a lot of fun! I'm trying to cut back on fireball, but I really want to try these! 🙂
Shelby says
Make just 6 like I did 🙂
Sandra says
It's so fun to make recipes with booze! I've never tried Fireball, but now I have a tasty reason to give it a shot 😉
Shelby says
Yes you do Sandra! You should try it 🙂
Mary Ellen says
These look amazing Shelby! I bet the Amaretto would be even better....
Shelby says
Thanks Mary Ellen! Cherry and Amaretto are a perfect pair!