Create Fireball Cheesecake Shots for a flavor-packed dessert experience! Blend a no-bake cheesecake filling with a splash of Fireball whiskey, layer it over a graham cracker crust, and top with cherries for the perfect mini boozy treat. Quick, delightful, and sure to impress!

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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!

Fireball Cheesecake shots made with graham cracker crust, no bake cheesecake, fireball whisky and cherry topping.

❤️ 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

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🔪 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

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🥫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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