Next time you host a party or teach an essential oil class, consider making this dessert for a refreshment. It’s the perfect size for small individual servings and allows each guest to experience the essential oils. Your guests can even take home the shot glass as a little souvenir to remind them of your event! These cute shot glasses are pretty inexpensive and can be used for a lot of different things! You can even print out this pdf of 15 Unique Ways to Use a Shot Glass.
Lime Cheesecake Shooters
Crust:
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup vanilla wafers, crushed (approx 20 wafers)
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Instructions:
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Press mixture into the bottoms of the shot glasses. Distribute evenly—about a tablespoon per glass.
Filling:
Ingredients:
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 drops lime essential oil
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 cup (1/2 pint) heavy whipping cream
Instructions:
- Whip together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Once well blended, add lime essential oil and lime juice. (Note: If the lime is added with the other ingredients, the mixture will curdle.)
- Whip cream separately until it gets thick (be careful not to over whip!); then fold into cheese mixture.
- Pour into individual shot glasses, and chill.
January 6, 2016 at 12:12 pm
Loved these. I used ginger snap cookies instead of vanilla wafers. Looking forward to next time splitting the cream cheese recipe and doing some peppermint/choc chip and some orange/dark choc chip.
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November 1, 2015 at 7:29 am
What are some other options besides lime? More holiday themed perhaps??
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November 2, 2015 at 11:43 am
You could turn it into a plain cheesecake with a cinnamon maple whipped cream topping. Try leaving out the lime essential oil and lime juice and add a little vanilla extract instead. Then when you whip the cream, start whipping until you feel it set up a little. Then add a little maple syrup (maybe about 1/2 Tbsp.) and stir in a toothpick of cinnamon oil before continuing to whip until it thickens. Be careful to not over whip the cream. You could also add a little cinnamon, clove or nutmeg (maybe a toothpick each) to the vanilla wafer crust.
Another option might be to make it into a Mint Chocolate Cheesecake. Try replacing the lime essential oil and lime juice for peppermint essential oil and chocolate chunks. You may even want to substitute the vanilla wafers for a chocolate or mint chocolate wafers or cookies to make a chocolate crust.
If you try either of these variations, please let us know how it turned out!
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October 30, 2015 at 7:51 pm
What a delicious treat!
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