Taste of Home
Mini Cherry Cheesecakes
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min. + cooling
YIELD: 12 servings.
These little cheesecakes make a fun dessert that's just right for cooks who don't have a lot of time for fussy recipes. Plus, you get to eat a whole mini cheesecake yourself! —Kay Keller, Morenci, Michigan
Ingredients
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1 cup crushed vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers)
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3 tablespoons butter, melted
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1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
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1/3 cup sugar
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2 teaspoons lemon juice
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1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten
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TOPPING:
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1 pound pitted canned or frozen tart red cherries
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1/2 cup sugar
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
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Red food coloring, optional
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine crumbs and butter; press gently onto bottoms of 12 foil-lined muffin cups. In another bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla. Add egg; beat on low speed just until combined. Spoon over crusts.
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2.
Bake until centers are almost set, 12-15 minutes. Cool completely.
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3.
For topping, drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice in a saucepan; discard remaining juice. To reserved juice, add cherries, sugar, cornstarch and, if desired, food coloring. Bring to a boil; cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Cool; spoon over cheesecakes. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours.
Nutrition Facts
1 mini cheesecake: 213 calories, 12g fat (6g saturated fat), 44mg cholesterol, 127mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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