Jul 29 2010
Cheesecake Pops
If you are in need of a fun and cute dessert to impress your guests, then these Cheesecake Pops are the way to go! They were originally created by the Queen of Baking herself, Bakerella. I really do bow down to her creativity and baking skills. My friend Cecille wanted to make these Cheesecake Pops for her company party, so I helped her make a big batch. All we needed were a few ingredients: a prepared cheesecake, graham crackers, candy melt, sprinkles, and lollipop sticks. It’s really simple, but can be a bit messy. We also made her Cupcake Pops awhile ago, which is much more time-consuming. But with any baking adventure, just have fun with it! You’ll be so impressed and proud of yourself!
You can buy any cheesecake you like; we opted for the big one at Costco. This helps save you a ton of time from making the actual cheesecake. But if you want to make it from scratch, be my guest.
First, take a few graham crackers and crush them in your food processor until it turns into fine crumbs.
We scraped all of the cream off of the cheesecake since its too moist. You only want to use the cheesecake portion of the cake since it's most dense.
Using your hands, form them into golf-sized balls. Pack it so it's nice and firm.
Once formed, roll them in the graham cracker crumbs to coat the balls.
Put them on a lined tray and pop them into the freezer for about 20-30 minutes until it gets harder. This will help the lollipop stick secure better.
Cecille wanted to use white candy melt, but feel free to use any color you like. Melt them in the microwave. Tip: You can add some shortening so the candy melt isn't too thick. Take a cheesecake ball and insert a lollipop stick, then coat the ball with the candy melt. Don't worry if it doesn't look perfect - the sprinkles will help conceal the flaws.
As soon as you swirl the candy melt on the pop, add the sprinkles so that it will stick. The candy melt should dry pretty fast. Since we didn't have a styrofoam ball to stick them in to dry, we placed them in shot glasses being careful not to tip them over. Once dried, we placed them upside down in the cupcake liners.
That's all there is to it! From one large cheesecake, you can yield about 30 treats. You won't be able to resist biting into one of these adorable Cheesecake Pops. And needless to say, they were a huge hit at her company party!
To view this recipe, click here: Cheesecake Pops from Bakerella
love this!
Okay, amazing. I am bookmarking this recipe to do some dairy-free experimentation with for the holidays! Thanks.
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wow….those are just too much fun!!! That candy melt and the jimmies just makes it look like a party!!
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They are adorable, nice work!
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Looks delicious
These look oh-so-deeelicious!
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Classic cheesecake pop for me…just like I always choose a slice of classic cheesecake
These pops are lovely…I simple love the shape of it, it’s so hip to eat many of them.
I’ve made something similar to this in the past–colorful chocolate covered cheesecake balls. I just love the idea of putting them on a pop. It looks so cute! I am so keeping this in mind to try. Thanks!
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Very cool!!!
Thanks for your post! My daughter’s birthday is coming up and this would be fun for her little friends.
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This is just so creative and so much fun to make. I’m sure this would be great to keep the naughtiness out of kids at least for a few hours …haha…..and including me..LOL
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This is so fun and pretty. Do you store it in the fridge before serve?
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Very best…..i like this….
It looks delicius!!!!
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how creative are these cheesecake pops!!! I love this idea.
Things with sticks are impossible to resist, and there is something that I love about a recipe that gets you to take a perfectly good dish and transform it into something else. Also, sprinkles make everything better.
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How cute!
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nice..i love how these turns out. Great job you guys!
These are absolutely the most wonderful thing I have seen all day! So much fun and cute…super easy! Love it! I am definitely going to do these very soon!
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I’m trying this out on Aug 9th for my husband’s 50th Birthday. Great idea and he’s and editorial cartoonist. I can just see the cartoon he’d draw on this one
Ohh, they look so pretty. I was actually thinking of making cake pops like this for a kids birthday party next weekend. I just hope I do as good a job as you did!
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cheesecake? meh, i can take it or leave it, and usually leave it. put it on a stick, though, and i can’t resist.
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These looks sooo much fun to make, and to eat! Thanks for sharing!
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oh. my. goodness!!!!! those are my kind of pops!! great pics.
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Wow, these look absolutely delicious. I know how time consuming they are to make… but I’m totally willing to set that notion aside for these!
I’ve made cake pops before, but never cheesecake pops. This takes it to a whole new level! They look delicious
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Way cool!!!
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Ohhh, they remind me of my childhood favorite candy sprinkled donuts! Now that I’m older, I’m not a big sweet eater, but cheesecake is my one weakness, love this idea! And thank you for the step by step pictures!
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I love the crushed up graham crackers on these…makes them even more like cheesecake! Super cute with the sprinkles
Love your pics of these! What a fun, fun, idea for a party!!
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These look so yummy! Great idea!
Yum! Jared will love these!!!
GREAT IDEA, I WILL TRY IT.
This is so cute and it looks so good! I definitely want to try and make this for my next company party.
These are so cute! I can’t wait to try ‘em out.
I love cake pops. I made them with red velvet but cheesecake has to top it off. Simply my favourite dessert and now in a pop…. Lovely.
These look wonderful!
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Always a great way to get your dose of cheesecake. Now, you can have one pop instead of a big ‘ol slice! How nice of you to help your friend.
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Those look absolutely amazing, and easy!!
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i want you guys to make me some of this, it looks yummy
your blog has great photography, and this is definately a fun posting!
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I want to try this for my kids it looks yummy .. Very
informative blog…:)
Ah this is an absolute delight. My kid is so picky she’s even picky when it comes to after meal treats. I think your cheesecake pops will make he go… oooohhhh!
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These looks so good. I will be experimenting. I have made the cake bites and cake pops and I am having a ball just making them. Thanks for Sharing…
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so great! just made these for my daughter’s preschool birthday treat. i made my own lemony crustless NY style cheesecake (cuz i’m CHEAP!). i used cinnamon graham crackers, varied colors of candy melts with colored sugar instead of jimmies, and stuck the final products into a piece of floral styrofoam oasis for a pleasing presentation. will definitely do this again! your approach was the easiest and one of the few that incorporated the graham cracker flavor to the flavors. THANK YOU!
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