Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a muffin pan with 12 cupcake liners. Place one vanilla wafer into each cup.
In a large bowl, beat softened cream cheese with granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla extract with a hand mixer until creamy.
Evenly pour the cheesecake batter over each vanilla wafer. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool. Top each cheesecake bite with cherry pie filling.