Mini Lime And Guava Cheesecakes

Crust

Generously grease the mini cheesecake pan or line a muffin tin with paper liners and grease them with nonstick cooking spray (if you are using ring molds, line with parchment paper).

Add Maria cookies to a food processor and pulse until the cookies are crushed into fine crumbs. Add melted butter and process to combine. The mixture should have the consistency of wet sand.

Place about a heaping tablespoon of the cookie mixture into the bottom of each cavity. Press the mixture down firmly to form the crust.

Cheesecake filling

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Add in the cream, vanilla, lime zest, and juice and continue beating until well combined and thickened.

Distribute the mixture evenly over the crusts. Refrigerate.

Guava sauce

In a small saucepan, add guava paste and water. Use medium heat to melt the guava paste, occasionally stirring, until smooth.

Let guava cool down, but don't let it solidify.

Using a spoon, pour the melted guava paste over the cheesecakes and refrigerate before serving. Remove from the pan and top with freshly whipped cream if desired.