Philadelphia Mini Cheesecakes
Ingredients
1 cup honey graham cracker crumbs | ||
3/4 cup plus 2 tbs sugar, divided | ||
3 tbs butter, melted | ||
3 (8oz) packages of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened | ||
1 tsp pure vanilla | ||
3 eggs | ||
1 cup whipping cream | ||
2 cups blueberries | ||
1 tbs lemon zest |
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Mix graham cracker crumbs with 2 tbs sugar and butter until well blended, then press mixture onto the bottoms of 18 paper lined muffin pan cups.
- Beat the cream cheese, remaining sugar and vanilla in a mixer until well blended.
- Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing on a low speed after each addition until blended.
- Pour the mixture into the muffin cups, fill each about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until centers are almost set. Cool in the refrigerator to about 2 hours.
- Beat the whipping cream a mixture on high speed until soft peaks form, Spread onto cheese cakes and top with blueberries and lemon zest.
- Variation: Omit the whipped cream, blueberries and lemon zest. Bake and refrigerate cheese cakes as directed. Spread with 1/3 cup strawberry jam. Garnish with fresh strawberry halves and min sprigs.
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