Jack Skellington Cheesecakes Recipes

JACK SKELLINGTON CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
• Stir together the chocolate graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter.
• Press about 2 tablespoons of the crumbs into 18 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Beat cream cheese on medium speed, scraping down the bowl, as needed, until creamy and smooth.
• Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla and beat until creamy.
• Stir in the sour cream.
• Equally divide cheesecake filling among the 18 muffin cups, spooning about 2 tablespoons of filling into each.
• Bake on the middle rack in the oven for 15-18 minutes until the cheesecakes no longer look wet, but the center still jiggles.
• Remove and set on a cooling rack.
• Allow to cool for about an hour.
• Combine chocolate and heavy whipping cream in a small glass measuring cup.
• Heat in the microwave on high power for 40 seconds.
• Let the cup sit in the microwave for 3 minutes then remove and stir until melted.
• If needed, heat for 10 more second bursts of power, stirring after each until melted.
• Allow this chocolate ganache to cool until slightly thickened.
• Pour into a pastry bag or squeeze bottle fitted with a #3 round tip.
• Pipe two eyes, two nostrils, and a mouth onto each cheesecake to make them look like Jack Skellington.

JACK SKELLINGTON POPS

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake mix batter according to package directions. Cool completely., Crumble cake into a large bowl. In a microwave, melt baking chips; stir until smooth. Stir in frosting until blended. Add to cake crumbs; mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Freeze for 2 hours or until firm., In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip one tip of lollipop sticks in coating; insert into balls. Dip balls in coating; allow excess to drip off. If desired, insert pops into Styrofoam to keep upright. Refrigerate until set. Decorate as desired with decorating gel.