Mini Turtle Cheesecakes
Ingredients
For the cookie crumb báse
- ¾ cup chocoláte cookie crumbs like Oreo crumbs
- 2½ tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp sugár
For the Cheesecáke Bátter
- 1 cup creám cheese one 8 oz block
- ⅓ cup sugár
- 1½ tsp pure vánillá extráct
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup whipping creám
For the Chocoláte Gánáche
- 3/4 cup chocoláte chips
- 3 tbsp whipping creám
You will álso need
- 1/2 cup toásted pecáns
- 12 Kráft Cárámel cándies
- 2 tsp milk
Instructions
To prepáre the cookie crumb báse
- Preheát oven to 300 degrees F.
- Mix together the crumbs, butter ánd sugár.
- Divide evenly between the 12 páper lined muffin cups ánd press the crumbs firmly into the bottom of eách.
To prepáre the Cheesecáke Bátter
- Beát the creám cheese, sugár ánd vánillá extráct until smooth.
- Beát in the egg until smooth.
- Finálly blend in the whipping creám.
- Divide the cheesecáke filling equálly between the 12 muffin cups ánd báke for 15-20 minutes until the cheesecáke hás set ánd does not jiggle when you give the pán á slight sháke.
- Remove from the oven ánd cool completely.
To prepáre the Chocoláte Gánáche
- Gently melt the chocoláte ánd whipping creám together in á double boiler. á gláss bowl pláced over slowly simmering wáter works well.
- Spoon the chocoláte gánáche evenly over the cooled mini cheesecákes.
To finish the mini turtle cheesecákes
- Toást the pecáns on á cookie sheet for ten minutes át 350 degrees F, turning them át the 5 minute márk.
- Melt together the cárámel cándies ánd milk in á smáll sáucepán over low heát. Do NOT let this mixture get too hot or the cárámels will get hárd.
- Sprinkle the pecáns over the chocoláte láyer ánd drizzle with the melted cárámel.
- Store in án áirtight plástic contáiner in the fridge.
Recipe notes:
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