Nancys Mini Cheesecakes Food

MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• 1. Line muffin pan with paper muffin cups. Place one wafer cookie in the bottom of each cup, set aside.
• 2. Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla and almond extracts until smooth. Slowly add eggs and sour cream, mix until creamy. Stir in chopped SNICKERS® Bars.
• 3. Spoon mixture into muffin cups and bake in a preheated 375°F oven until set, about 25 minutes. Cool completely and refrigerate until ready to serve. To serve:
• 4. Combine coconut with a few drops of food coloring to desired shade of green. Arrange on top of cheesecakes to resemble a nest. Fill nests with M&M'S® Brand Speckled Chocolate Eggs. Serve at room temperature.

NANCY'S MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
• 2. Line cupcake tins with cupcake papers and place one Nilla wafer cookie in each.
• 3. Combine in large bowl cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract and eggs. Mix with hand mixer on high until well blended.
• 4. Fold chocolate chips into batter with spoon.
• 5. Spoon batter into each cupcake paper (a little over 1/2 full).
• 6. Bake in 350° oven for approximately 13 mins.
• 7. Take cheesecakes out of oven and let cool for 10-15 mins.
• 8. Top each with a dollop of pie filling. (Strawberry and raspberry are my favs, but blueberry and cherry are also good. I've even used mandarin orange slices!)
• 9. Serve warm or refrigerated. Cover and refrigerate leftovers (if any!).

MINI CHERRY CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Place a vanilla wafer into the bottom of each muffin cup.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a bowl until fluffy. Spoon mixture into the muffin cups, filling them 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake filling is set, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. Spoon 2 or 3 cherries from pie filling over each cheesecake.