Mini Turtle Cheesecakes Food

MINI CHOCOLATE-PECAN-CARAMEL CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 24-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
• Pulse the graham crackers in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Add the butter and sugar, then pulse until well combined. Distribute the crumbs among the prepared cups, about 2 tablespoons in each, and press to firm them up.
• For the filling: Beat the cream cheese in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth. Mix in the sugar and eggs. Add the vanilla and 3 tablespoons of the salted caramel and mix again. Distribute the batter among the muffin cups, about 3 tablespoons per cup. Tap the tin on the counter to distribute the batter evenly.
• Bake, watching to make sure they don't burn, until set in the middle, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool on a wire rack, then chill for 2 hours.
• For the ganache: Place the chopped chocolate in a bowl and set aside. Heat the cream in a saucepan until warm and bubbles begin to form around the edges, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour over the chocolate and allow to sit for 2 minutes. Mix until smooth, then set aside to cool slightly.
• Place about 1 tablespoon ganache on top of each cheesecake. Sprinkle the top with the pecan pieces and mini chocolate chips. Drizzle with the remaining 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon caramel and freeze, uncovered, for 1 hour. Transfer to an airtight freezer container and freeze for up to 3 months.
• Allow to thaw at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.

JELL-O NO BAKE MINI TURTLE CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Melt 2 oz. chocolate as directed on package; set aside to cool. Meanwhile, mix Crust Mix, sugar and margarine with fork until well blended. Place REYNOLDS (2-1/2-inch) Holly Baking Cups in medium muffin pan; spoon crumbs evenly into baking cups. Press firmly onto bottom of each cup.
• Beat 1-1/2 cups of the milk and the Filling Mix with electric mixer on low speed just until moistened. Beat on medium speed 3 min. (Filling will be thick.) Remove 1/4 cup of the filling; place in small bowl. Add melted chocolate; stir with wire whisk until well blended. Add to remaining plain filling; stir gently until well blended. Spoon evenly into prepared cups. Top each with 2 of the pecan halves; set aside.
• Microwave caramels and remaining 2 tsp. milk in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until caramels are completely melted. Set aside. Place remaining 2 oz. chocolate in another small microwaveable bowl. Microwave until melted, following directions on package. Drizzle melted caramels and chocolate evenly over cheesecakes. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve. Store leftover cheesecakes in refrigerator.

TURTLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 300 degrees F.
• Grease 9-inch springform pan.
• COMBINE crumbs and butter in medium bowl.
• Press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of prepared pan.
• BEAT cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk in large mixer bowl until smooth.
• Add sugar, eggs, lime juice and vanilla extract; beat until combined.
• Microwave morsels in medium, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100%) power for 1 minute; stir.
• Morsels may retain some of their shape.
• If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted.
• Stir 2 cups of cheesecake batter into melted morsels; mix well.
• Alternately spoon batters into crust, beginning and ending with yellow batter.
• BAKE for 1 hour 10 to 15 minutes or until edge is set and center moves slightly.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes; run knife around edge of cheesecake.
• Cool completely.
• Drizzle Nesquik™ and caramel syrup over cheesecake.
• Sprinkle with pecans and mini morsels.
• Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
• Remove side of pan.

MINI FRUIT TOPPED CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• mix cream cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla until well blended.
• In a separate bowl, mix graham crackers, butter and sugar.
• press crumbly graham cracker mix into liners in muffin tin.
• Pour filling mixture over crust, about 3/4 of the way up.
• bake 15 minutes at 375.
• remove and cool.
• put your favorite fruit and syrup, if you wish on top.
• Chill until serving.