White Chocolate Cheesecakes with Cherry Preserve Topping
From debra47 16 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 12
This particular cheesecake recipe is for small cheesecakes that are made in a muffin pan. I made this dessert for my husband for Valentines Day. One of the advantages of a smaller cheesecake vs. large slices from one cheesecake is you don't feel as guilty.
Ingredients
- Crust: shopping list
- 2 1/2 T sugar shopping list
- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs shopping list
- between 1/4 and 1/2 cup of melted butter shopping list
- Filling: shopping list
- 6 ounces white chocolate shopping list
- 1/3 cup of butter shopping list
- 1 pound cream cheese, softened shopping list
- 1 cup sour cream shopping list
- 1 T cornstarch shopping list
- 1/2 T vanilla shopping list
- 2 large eggs shopping list
- cherry preserves shopping list
How to make it
- Mix together the sugar, graham cracker crumbs and the melted butter.
- Make sure the consistency is cohesive and if necessary increase the amount of butter if the mixture doesn't adhere well together.
- Press the graham cracker mixture onto the bottoms of cupcake liners in a muffin pan.
- Bake for about 5 - 10 minutes at 325 degrees.
- To make the filling, melt the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler.
- Stir together until smooth.
- Remove from heat and let it cool.
- With an electric mixer beat the cream cheese and sour cream for about 5 minutes.
- Add cooled chocolate mixture and beat till smooth.
- Add cornstarch and vanilla and mix well.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Spoon mixture into the individual cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 30 - 35 minutes at 300 degrees.
- Cheesecakes are done when they are firm to the touch but not browned.
- Just check before removing from the oven for good.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
- Add a dollop of the cherry preserves onto the tops of the cheesecakes before serving.
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Wow Debra, delicious. Thanks...
berry
in Myrtle Beach loved it
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One of my 2 favorite things in life! The other is wine! Thanks and I'll pass on the guilt!
greekgirrrl
in Long Island loved it
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Really nice post....we do the mini cupcake ones with no chocolate......they fly off the plate!
Thanks for sharing this one!
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