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Miniature Cheesecakes

“Life is short ~ eat dessert first” is the motto of many people, I’m sure.  I don’t know who said it but, he was a wise person indeed!  Why fill up on dinner and then have no room left for dessert? 

If you have cheesecake lovers in your house, they will not be able to resist these little morsels!  They are small, just a couple of bites and that is what is so good about them.  You won’t feel so guilty about eating them as you would a large slice of cheesecake.  The cheese mixture sits on a vanilla wafer and then luscious cherries are spooned over it with chopped nuts topping it.   

They are so easy to make and would be a hit with a crowd.  They will work just as well with a blueberry or apple topping and most others.  Whatever your choice, they are worth making.  

Contestant Lynn Strickler Waiting for a Proper Pan

at the Pillsbury Bake Off Contest

 Lisa Larsen 

Miniature Cheesecakes

Ingredients:

24 cupcake liners

24 vanilla wafers

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature

¾ cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 can cherry pie filling

½ cup pecans, chopped

Method:

Preheat over 375 degrees.

Line cupcake pans with liners.

Place vanilla wafer in bottom of each liner.

In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Fill liners ¾ full with cheese batter.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until set.

Top each with a spoonful of filling and 1 teaspoon of nuts.

Chill

Makes 24

Yum!!!  These bite-size goodies are love filled in a cupcake liner! 

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 6:43 AM and is filed under Cakes/cupcakes, Cheese, Cheesecakes, Cherries, Cream cheese, Desserts, Lemons, Pecans. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response.