Cherry Cheese Cupcakes Food

MINI CHERRY CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine crumbs and butter; press gently onto bottoms of 12 foil-lined muffin cups. In another bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla. Add egg; beat on low speed just until combined. Spoon over crusts. , Bake until centers are almost set, 12-15 minutes. Cool completely. , For topping, drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice in a saucepan; discard remaining juice. To reserved juice, add cherries, sugar, cornstarch and, if desired, food coloring. Bring to a boil; cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Cool; spoon over cheesecakes. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours.

MINI CHERRY CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line 24 regular-size muffin cups with paper liners. Place 1 vanilla wafer cookie in bottom of each cup.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs and almond extract with electric mixer on medium-high speed 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture is light and fluffy. Spoon evenly into muffin cups (about 2/3 full).
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from muffin cups to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours before serving.
• Just before serving, top each cheesecake with generous tablespoon pie filling; sprinkle with almonds.

MINI CHERRY CHEESECAKES WITH VANILLA WAFER CRUSTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Line regular sized muffin pans or cupcake tins with paper baking cups and place a vanilla wafer in the bottom of each cup.
• Fill the cups 2/3 full of cream cheese mixture.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until set.
• When warm, top each with a tablespoon of cherry filling.
• Chill in refrigerator.

CHERRY CHEESE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. , Spoon into foil-lined muffin cups. Bake at 300° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine sour cream and the remaining sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spoon onto cupcakes. Return to the oven for 6-8 minutes or until set. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Top with pie filling; garnish with mint if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

CHERRY CHEESE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. In small bowl combine crumbs,melted butter, and 1 tsp. sugar. In reg. size cupcake liner put 1/2 tsp. and pat down in cup. Place cream cheese, vanilla, 3/4c sugar, and eggs in mixing bowl and beat on high till mixed well. pour over crumbs about half full. Bake at 325 for 20-25 min. or just a hint of light brown. Cool and top with cherries.

CHERRY CHEESECAKE-STUFFED CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package for the light or low-fat version, set aside.
• Mix cream cheese, egg and sugar until well blended.
• Remove 3/4 cup of the cherry pie filling for garnish and set aside.
• Spoon 2 tablespoons cake batter into each of 24 paper-lined medium muffin cups.
• Top each with 1 tablespoon each of the cream cheese mixture and the remaining cherry pie filling and cover evenly with remaining cake batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 5 minutes then remove from pan to wire racks to cool completely.
• Top with your favorite vanilla icing and reserved cherry pie filling just before serving.

CHERRY CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line 28 cupcake cups with paper liners.
• Prepare the filling: Place cream cheese in small mixing bowl and blend with an electric mixer. Add the sugar, egg and vanilla and continue to beat for 1 minute.
• Prepare the cupcake batter: Place the cake mix, pudding mix, milk, oil, eggs and almond extract in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mix on low for 30 seconds. Scrape down sides, increase speed to medium and beat for 2 more minutes.
• Place one vanilla wafer in the bottom of each cupcake liner. Spoon 1/4 cup batter on top of each wafer. Gently dollop 1 heaping tablespoon of filling on top of each cupcake. The cup will be nearly full. Do not shake the pans.
• Bake until the cupcakes are golden and spring back when touched, about 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in pans for 5 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool on wire rack for 15 minutes before topping.
• Mist a teaspoon with vegetable oil spray and use this to press down on the cupcake to create an indentation. Place a heaping teaspoon of cherry pie filling in the well of each cupcake. Dust with powdered sugar.
• Store in the refrigerator.

CHERRY CHEESE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Blend softened cream cheese with sugar, vanilla, & eggs
• Put vanilla wafer top side down in cupcake paper in cupcake pan. Fill 3/4 full with cream cheese mix.
• Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool completely and top with cherry or blueberry pie filling.

CHERRY CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with foil liners.
• Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and 2 tablespoons sugar together in a bowl. Press crumbs into the bottoms of prepared muffin cups.
• Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until filling is smooth. Divide filling between muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden around the edges and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes. Cool completely and top each with cherry pie filling.