Name: Strawberry Cheesecake Shooters
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 190 min
Ingredients: 6 ounces ⅓ less fat cream cheese (, at room temperature); 3 ounces lime juice (, freshly squeezed); 1 teaspoon lime zest; 1 shot tequila ((optional)); 2 tablespoons reduced fat sour cream; ⅓ cup granulated sugar; 1 cup pretzels (, crushed); 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon lime zest; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (, melted ); Strawberry Curd

Strawberry Cheesecake Shooters are a perfect ending no bake dessert made pretzel crust, cheesecake filling, and strawberry curd and an optional shot of tequila in the cheesecake. A great summer time treat to serve at bbq and picnics.

Strawberry Cheesecake Shooters bring together salty pretzel layers with lime flavored cheesecake and strawberry curd. These cheesecake shooters are a mini dessert made in a shot glass and is the perfect ending to end your meal.

This no bake strawberry cheesecake dessert has the perfect combination of sweet and sour and is a great way to serve individual sized desserts at bridal showers and baby showers. You can also add some tequila to the cheesecake filling and serve it up as a Cinco de Mayo margarita dessert shooter.

Four Strawberry Cheesecake Shooters with a bottle of patron tequila in the background.

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❤️ Why you'll love it
🥘 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
🥄 Equipment
🥫Storage
📖 Variations
💭 Tips
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🍽 Serve with…
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❤️ Why you'll love it

✔️ It is a great way to use strawberry curd and one serving is just 149 calories!

✔️ The cheesecake mixture is the perfect combination of creamy, sweet, and tangy with bold citrus flavors.

✔️ It is a perfect party treat for individual sized servings.

🥘 Ingredients

Reduced fat cream cheese

Lime juice, freshly squeezed is best

Lime zest

Tequila (optional)

Reduced fat sour cream

Strawberry Curd

Pretzels

Granulated sugar

Unsalted butter

🔪 Instructions

Crush pretzels into fine crumbs. Stir in sugar and lime zest. Stir in melted butter, mixing well until pretzels have a "damp" look.
If rimming glass with pretzel mixture, dip rim in lime juice and then dip in pretzel mixture. Set shooter glasses aside.
In large mixing bowl, using hand mixer, blend cream cheese, lime juice, lime zest, tequila (if using), and sour cream until well combined and creamy. Set aside.
Place 1 tablespoon of the pretzel mixture into the bottom of the shooter glass. Layer with 1 tablespoon of cheesecake filling and 1 tablespoon of strawberry curd alternately until you reach the top of the shooter glass.
Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 hours before serving.

🥄 Equipment

Mixing bowls

Electric hand mixer

Rubber spatula

Rolling pin

Ziploc bag

Four strawberry cheesecake shooters garnished with sugar and lime slices.

🥫Storage

Store Strawberry Cheesecake Shooters covered tightly with plastic wrap in the fridge up to 5 days.

📖 Variations

Substitute graham cracker crumbs, crushed shortbread cookies, or pound cake crumbs for the crushed pretzels.
Use your favorite curd flavor, such as lemon curd or lime curd in place of the strawberry curd.
Make a salt rim instead of a sugar rim.

💭 Tips

Be sure the cream cheese is at room temperature before mixing the cheesecake mixture. If it is not soft enough to mix, place the cream cheese in the mixing bowl and microwave it for 10 seconds to soften.

Overheat shot to see the inside of the dessert shooter.

🍽 Serve with…

Serve these cheesecake shooters with a side of fresh strawberries and a shot of tequila!

Strawberry Margarita Cheesecake Shooters

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