Garden Party: little lime cheesecake tarts

For garden party desserts, we've had petit fours and a few cupcakes, and here's one more before we're off to watch the sunset: a lime cheesecake mini-tart.

There's nothing special about the cheesecake. It's a basic cheesecake recipe with lime juice and zest added for the lime flavor. Please, even though it's lime, it won't be green, and resist any and all urges to add green food coloring. There's nothing wrong with food coloring - just save them for dyeing your Easter eggs. The cheesecake is pretty enough as it is in its pale pale green splendor. Though most cheesecakes have a graham cracker crust, using a regular flaky crust is ideal for a mini-tart that has to be picked up with hands. Graham cracker crusts might fall apart.