Easy Chocolate Cherry Cheesecups
There is no need to spend a lot of time and energy making a cheesecake because this quick and easy recipe is just as good. The cherry flavor will delight everyone!—Hershey Food Corporation, Cheryl Reitz, Hershey, Pennsylvania24 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
Ingredients
- 24 vanilla wafers
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped topping
- Cherry pie filling or maraschino cherries
Directions
- Place vanilla wafers, flat side down, in paper-lined muffin cups; set
- aside. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream and sugar until
- smooth. Stir in cocoa, eggs and extract until blended.
- Fill muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 325° for 20-25
- minutes or until tops are puffed. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and
- refrigerate until serving. Top each with a dollop of whipped topping
- and a spoonful of cherry pie filling or cherries. Yield: 2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 126 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 53 mg sodium,