Baileys Irish Cream Mini Cheesecakes Recipe 455

BAILEY'S IRISH CREAM MINI-CHEESECAKES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine the ground Oreos and melted butter into a bowl until well combined. Spoon into 24 mini cheesecake cups. Press into the bottom of each cup so the crust is flat. If you have a small cup or container small enough, that works well. Partially bake for 10 minutes then remove from oven. In a large bowl with a handheld or stand mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in sour cream, Bailey's, and vanilla. Pour or spoon batter into cheesecake pan cups to fill to a little less than half of the cup. Then add the melted chocolate to the rest of the batter. Fill the cups to about 3/4 full. Bake for 25-28 minutes until cheesecake is cooked through. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Once the cheesecakes have cooled, loosen the edges with a plastic knife and remove them from the pan by pushing up on the removable bottoms. Arrange them on a piece of waxed paper and make the glaze.

BAILEYS IRISH CREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• To prepare vanilla wafer crumbs, place cookies in a plastic bag and finely crush until the required amount has been prepared.
• Place the vanilla wafer crumbs in a small mixing bowl.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan and mix with the crushed wafers.
• Press the wafer and butter mixture into the base of an 8-inch cake or pie tin.
• Dissolve the gelatin in just enough cold water to soften it and reserve.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese and sugar until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form and fold in the Bailey’s Irish Cream.
• Gently fold the Bailey’s and cream mixture into the creamed cheese and sugar.
• Add gelatin and continue to gently fold to combine all ingredients.
• Pour the cheese mixture on top of the wafer crust.
• Refrigerate and allow to set for 1 to 2-hours.
• Garnish with rosettes of whipped cream and a fan of freshly sliced strawberries, if desired.
• Serve cold and refrigerate any cheesecake that remains.

BAILEY'S IRISH CREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• -- Crust --.
• Heat oven to 350°F Finely grind graham crackers in food processor adding butter till combined. Press into bottom of 9" springform pan. Bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.
• -- Filling --.
• With blender mix cream cheese (should be at room temperature) and sugar till smooth. Beat in flour. Add eggs one at a time beating till just combined. Mix in rest of ingredients.
• Pour into crust and bake 10 minutes at 350F then reduce temp to 250°F Bake until set, about 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Run sharp knife around edge of pan to loosen.
• -- Glaze --.
• Simmer cream in heavy medium size sauce pan. Reduce heat to low and add chopped chocolate stirring till melted. Let cool to luke warm.
• Release pan from sides of cake, remove and place cake on wire rack. Place aluminum foil or wax paper under rack to catch drippings. Pour glaze over cheesecake allowing excess to run over sides. With the back of spoon swirl the chocolate from center outwards to coat entire cake. Let cheesecake cool completely, dust with confectioners sugar for effect.