Individual Mini Butter Tart Cheesecake Recipes

MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Line muffin tins with 12 paper baking cups. Place a vanilla wafer in each one.
• In a medium mixing bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add eggs, lemon juice, and sugar. Beat until smooth and thoroughly combined.
• Fill each baking cup 2/3 full with cream cheese mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 17 minutes. Cool on a rack. Top with fruit pie filling. Pipe whipped cream or sweetened cream cheese into a rosette on top of each cheesecake just prior to serving, if desired.

MINI PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Form peanut butter sandwiches with Ritz crackers.
• Place them in the bottom of each cup of a muffin tin.
• In a large bowl beat together cream cheese and sugar.
• Then add peanut butter, sour cream, vanilla, 2 eggs, and beat again.
• Pour mixture over each peanut butter sandwich until each cup is ¾ full.
• Top with crushed Ritz cracker.
• Bake for 22 minutes at 275°F (135°C). Let cool completely and then refrigerate 2 hours.
• Enjoy!

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.

INDIVIDUAL MINI BUTTER TART CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix together crumbs and melted butter.
• Press into 12 muffin tins lined with paper liners.
• Bake 350F 10 minutes Set aside.
• In saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup.
• Bring to a boil.
• Stir in raisins.
• Spoon equal amounts onto each crust.
• In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla til very smooth.
• Add eggs, beating til smooth.
• Spoon equal amounts over filling in each crust.
• Bake 350F 20 mins or until set.
• Serve drizzled with butterscotch sauce.

MINI CHEESECAKE TARTS

Steps:

• Beat cream cheeses at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth; add sugar and flour, and beat well.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
• Stir in extracts.
• Lightly coat 6 (4-inch) tart pans with removable bottoms with vegetable cooking spray; sprinkle pans evenly with gingersnap crumbs, shaking to coat bottom and sides of pans.
• (Let excess crumbs remain, evenly covering bottom of each tart pan.)
• Place tart pans on a baking sheet.
• Divide cheesecake batter evenly between tart pans.
• Bake at 350° for 18 to 20 minutes or until set.
• Remove from oven, and let cool on a wire rack 30 minutes; remove from tart pans. (A pancake turner works great for removing the tarts from the bottom of the pans and transferring them to a serving platter.)
• Divide fruit evenly, and arrange decoratively over each cheesecake.
• Garnish with mint, if desired.

PHILADELPHIA MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Combine graham crumbs, 2 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottoms of 18 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Spoon over crusts.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until centers are almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Beat whipping cream with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form; spread onto cheesecakes. Top with blueberries and zest.

PRIZE MINI BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place tart shells on a baking tray.
• Beat brown sugar and butter together in a bowl until creamy; beat in eggs, cream, and vanilla extract until combined. Fill tart shells 2/3 full with butter mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is lightly golden, about 18 minutes; remove to cool on a wire rack.