This berry CBD cheesecake cups recipe using Simply Add CBD™ Baking Oil is perfect for parties or get-togethers. Each one can provide one single dose of CBD.
Leave your cream cheese out for a bit so that it softens before you begin, as this will make this recipe a bit more easier when you get down to making the filling.
Start with the Crust
In a small bowl, melt the butter in the microwave 20 seconds, then in 5 seconds increments to melt it while ensuring it does not burn. If only small chunks of butter remain and the rest is melted, do not continue to microwave as it will burn! Simply stir it and the chunks will melt.
Mix the ground graham crackers, icing sugar, melted butter and vanilla extract.
Place 2 tablespoons of this mixture in your desired cups where you are going to serve the cheesecake.
CBD Cheesecake Filling
In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to beat the cream cheese, optional mascarpone cheese, icing sugar, and Simply Add CBD™ Baking Oil. Thoroughly mix these ingredients in with your hand mixer, making sure to push all the build up on the sides of the bowl down to it all gets mixed in.Important: Mix thoroughly at this step for a few extra minutes to ensure the Simply Add CBD™ Baking Oil is dispersed throughout the mixture. This will ensure each CBD cheesecake cup has a more even dosage of CBD.
Add in the vanilla extract, zest of ½ lemon, and the whipped heavy whipping cream. Mix these only a low setting with the hand mixer.
Transfer the CBD cheesecake filling evenly in the cups.
40 min Chill Break: Let them chill and set in fridge for about 40 minutes.
Berry Topping
While the CBD cheesecake cups sit in the fridge, add the mixed berries and the sugar into a saucepan. Cook them on the stove, stirring regularly, until watery and bubbly.
Remove from heat and add in the gelatin. Stir until completely dissolved in.
Set aside and let it cool almost to room temperature.
When the berries are just above room temperature, pour the berry filling onto the CBD cheesecake cups.
1 hr Chill Break: Let them set in fridge for 1 hour.
Just before serving decorate, the cups with whoop cream and a spring of mint.
Enjoy your Simply Add CBD™ Cheesecake Cups!
Notes
Instead of the cups, you can make a huge cake of this in a spring form pan. Also, the berries used can be versatile in this recipe - you can use only or a mixture of raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc. When changing the recipe to make more or less servings, make sure to calculate your Simply Add CBD™ Baking Oil requirements accordingly to reach your desired dosage of CBD. This is also true if you decide to make larger sized cups of berry CBD cheesecake cups, but less total quantity with this exact recipe - your CBD dosage per cup will increase.To figure out the dosage per cup of CBD cheesecake, use the values below to calculate your total CBD used and divide by the number of cups made. This is the estimated CBD per cup.CBD dosage per CBD Cheesecake Cup = (Total ml of Simply Add CBD™ Baking Oil used X 25 mg) / # of cupseg. When making this exact recipe:(4 ml X 25 mg) / 6 cups ≈ 15 mg CBD / cup1 ml of Simply Add CBD™ Baking Oil ≈ 25 mg of CBD.75 ml of Simply Add CBD™ Baking Oil ≈ 18.75 mg of CBD.5 ml of Simply Add CBD™ Baking Oil ≈ 12.5 mg of CBD.25 ml of Simply Add CBD™ Baking Oil ≈ 6.25 mg of CBD