Pumpkin Latte Cheesecake Tarts Food

MINI PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Combine cookie crumbs and 2 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottoms of 24 paper-lined muffin cups, adding about 1 Tbsp. crumb mixture to each cup.
• Beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup of the remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add pumpkin, 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Stir in coffee granules until completely dissolved. Spoon over crusts.
• Bake 26 to 30 min. or until centers are almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Beat whipping cream with remaining 2 Tbsp. sugar in clean bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Spoon into pastry bag; use to pipe whipped cream over cheesecakes. Sprinkle with remaining pumpkin pie spice.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE TARTS WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. To make the crust, combine the gingersnap crumbs with the melted butter and toss together until the mixture holds together when pressed. Add an additional tablespoon of melted butter if necessary. Pat evenly over the bottom and halfway up the sides of 8 (4 1/2-inch) tartlet pans. Bake about 7 minutes, or until set. Remove from oven.
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Put the grated ginger in a fine sieve set over a small bowl and press against it to extract the juice. Set aside the ginger juice and discard the pulp. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, brown sugar, spices and salt. Beat until creamy and well-combined. Beat in the ginger juice and the pumpkin puree. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each until blended but being careful not to overbeat. Pour the filling into the tartlet pans and bake 25 to 35 minutes, or until the center is just firm to the touch. Cool to room temperature then chill at least 2 hours or overnight before serving.

PUMPKIN LATTE CHEESECAKE TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix pretzels and brown sugar; stir in butter and egg white. Press onto bottoms and up the sides of greased muffin cups. Bake until firm and lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a large bowl, dissolve espresso powder in hot water. Beat in pumpkin, cream cheese, brown sugar and pie spice until smooth. In another large bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; reserve 1 cup for topping. Fold remaining whipped cream into pumpkin mixture; stir in toffee bits., Spoon into pretzel cups. Top with reserved whipped cream. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. If desired, top with additional toffee bits.

PUMPKIN-SWIRL CHEESECAKE TART

Steps:

• Prepare and bake the Pastry Crust in a 9-inch round removable-bottom tart pan.
• Cool crust completely on a wire rack.
• Preheat oven to 300º.
• Combine 1/2 cup condensed milk and the cream cheeses in a medium bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer until smooth.
• Add vanilla, salt, 1 egg, and egg white; beat until combined.
• Spoon 1/2 cup cream cheese mixture into a small bowl; add 1/4 cup condensed milk, 1 egg, pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice, stirring well with a whisk.
• Pour remaining cream cheese mixture into prepared crust.
• Pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese mixture; swirl together using a knife.
• Bake at 300º for 50 minutes.
• Turn oven off; cool tart in closed oven 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven; cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cover; chill.