Donna's Mini-Cheesecakes (Easter Treat)
Donna Hoffman
You can make these look like little baskets for Easter. Use jelly beans on top of shredded coconut instead of chocolate chips or berries.
ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup chocolate graham crackers
- (8-9 crackers) crushed
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 2 8oz pkgs. 1/3 less fat cream cheese
- softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- chocolate chips or fresh berries
directions
- 1
Crush graham crackers in blender or cuisinart. Mix in bowl with sugar and melted butter. Place paper muffin cups in 18 muffin tins. Press graham cracker mixture in bottoms.
- 2
Use mixer to blend softened cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla; beat until smooth. Fill cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Add chocolate chips while still warm. Cool before adding berries. Chill for at least one hour.
notes
A little lemon curd on top before adding berries helps them to stay in place and tastes good too!
Source: Donna Hoffman
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