easy individual cheesecakes with strawberry sauce
Updated on Jun 26, 2016
Another gem from the Food Network test kitchens. I love that you can get that authentic cheesecake flavor, but in small bites. These are fun little individual cheesecakes with a simple, but yummy, sauce. I love the chocolate crust, too.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 10 - chocolate graham crackers, broken
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 pound cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- SAUCE
- 1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed
- 2 tablespoons sugar
How To Make easy individual cheesecakes with strawberry sauce
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Step 1Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Process the graham crackers and chocolate chips in a food processor, until finely ground. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is sandy in texture and moist. Divide the mixture evenly among 6 large muffin cups, then press it evenly over the bottoms and about two-thirds of the way up the sides. Bake until the crusts are set - approx. 8 minutes. Cool.
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Step 2Clean out the food processor - then pulse the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla and orange zest until smooth. Divide the filling evenly among the muffin cups and bake until the rims are slightly puffed and the centers are almost set - approx. 30 minutes. Cool the mini cheesecakes in the cups, on a rack. Then refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 2 hours.
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Step 3Meanwhile, for the sauce: In a clean food processor or blender, puree the strawberries with the sugar.
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Step 4When you are ready to serve, run a small knife around the outside of the cheesecakes, then use the knife to gently lift them from their molds. Transfer chessecakes to small plates. Spoon some sauce over each and serve. Enjoy!
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Category:
Other Desserts
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Diet:
Vegetarian
Ingredient:
Dairy
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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