Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake With Praline Topping Recipes

MINI BOURBON PUMPKIN PRALINE CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a small bowl, mix together the cookie crumbs, cinnamon, butter and salt until moistened. Divide the mixture evenly among the wells of a mini cheesecake pan and press down firmly. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth. Beat in flour and spices. Add eggs 1 at a time. Beat in pumpkin, bourbon and vanilla. Divide the mixture evenly among the wells of the cheesecake pan filling to just below the top of the pan.
• Bake the cheesecakes for 20 minutes until the edges are firm but the center is still jiggly. Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and allow to cool to room temperature. When cool transfer to the refrigerator and chill overnight.
• When the cheesecakes are cool, remove them from the pan and place on a wire rack.
• In a large saucepan over medium high heat, combine the sugar, half and half, butter, baking soda and vanilla. Stir the mixture until boiling and the sugar has disolved completely. Turn the heat to medium low and continue stiring until the mixture reaches 238 - 241 degrees on a candy thermometer or soft ball stage. (The mixture will begin to take on a light caramel color.) Stir in the pecans and remove from the heat. Stir the mixture until it begins to thicken and becomes creamy. Using a spoon drop heaping tablespoons of praline mixture onto the top of each cheesecake and allow to cool. Mixture will harden when cool. (If the praline mixture seizes because it cooled too quickly, add more half and half one tablespoon at a time until the mixture becomes creamy again.)
• Chill the cheesecakes until ready to serve. Can be made up to 24 hours in advance.

MINI PUMPKIN CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners. Place 1 whole cookie in the bottom of each lined cup.
• 2. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon fine salt on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides, reduce speed to low and beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, until combined. Beat in 1/3 cup sour cream and heavy cream. Stir in the pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice until smooth. Divide evenly among cookie-lined paper cups, filling almost all the way to the top.
• 3. Bake until the filling is just set, 40 to 45 minutes. A sharp knife inserted into the center will come out moist, but clean. Top each cheesecake with some of the remaining 1 1/4 cup sour cream, about 1 heaping tablespoon, using a spoon to gently spread. Cool completely in tins on a wire rack. Refrigerate until cold, 4 hours, or overnight. Top with a dusting of pumpkin pie spice.

MINI PUMPKIN CAKES WITH PRALINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In another bowl, beat the pumpkin, eggs, sugar, oil and butter until well blended. Gradually stir into dry ingredients just until blended. , Transfer to six greased and floured 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour over cakes; top with pecans.

MINI PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, and flour in a small bowl.
• Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs, pumpkin puree, sour cream, vanilla extract, almond extract, and sugar and spice mixture; mix until smooth and thoroughly combined. Spoon mixture evenly into the mini pie crusts.
• Bake in preheated oven until cheesecakes are set, about 30 minutes. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes. Refrigerate for 90 minutes before serving.
• To serve, top each mini cheesecake with whipped cream and a pinch of cinnamon.

MINI NO-BAKE PUMPKIN CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners and put a gingersnap in each cup.
• Stir the gelatin into the warm water in a microwave-safe bowl until mostly dissolved; let stand 5 minutes, then microwave in 10-second intervals until melted.
• Combine the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, pumpkin puree, heavy cream, gelatin mixture, pie spice and vanilla in a large bowl and beat with a mixer until fluffy. Spread in the muffin cups over the gingersnaps and refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours.
• Remove the cheesecakes from the muffin tins. Remove the liners and top with whipped cream and crushed gingersnaps.

PUMPKIN PRALINE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In medium bow, stir together all crust ingredients except pecans; press into bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Sprinkle ½ cup pecans over crust. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Place cream cheese in food processor; process until smooth and creamy. Add pumpkin, 1 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and allspice; pulse to combine. Add eggs two at a time; pulse until well-blended. Add rum; pulse to combine. Cheesecake also can be make with electric mixer. Pour into pan.
• Bake 65 to 75 minutes, or until edges are puffed and top is dry to the touch. Center should move slightly when pan is tapped, but should not ripple as if liquid. Cool on wire rack 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Place ½ cup brown sugar and cream in small saucepan; heat over medium heat until sugar dissolves, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes or until thickened (you should be able to see bottom of pan when stirring). Topping will thicken more as it cools.
• Remove from heat, stir in ¾ cup pecans. Let stand until cool, 10-15 minutes. Pour over cheesecake, spreading with spatula. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes or until set. Store in refrigerator.

MINI PUMPKIN CHEESECAKES (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Place crushed biscuits into a bowl and pour melted butter over them; mix until combined and the crust mixture holds together.
• Combine mascarpone cheese, pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a large bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until filling is smooth and airy.
• Line 24 cups of a mini-muffin pan with paper liners. Press 1 teaspoon of crust mixture into the bottom of each cup. Spoon 1 teaspoon filling over each crust and smooth the top. Place a pecan on top of each.
• Chill cheesecakes in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

MINI PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE PIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, maple syrup, graham cracker crumbs, and pumpkin pie spice.
• Cut out pumpkin shapes from the crust with a pumpkin cookie cutter. Arrange them on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
• Brush the beaten egg over half of the pumpkin shapes.
• Spoon a heaping teaspoon of pumpkin mixture onto the center of each shape. Place the other half of the pumpkin shapes on top of the bottom pumpkin shape and the pumpkin mixture. Press along the edges with your fingers.
• Using a fork, seal the edges of each pumpkin completely and lightly prick the tops.
• Brush the top of the pumpkins with the beaten egg.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Cool mini pies on a wire rack.
• In a large measuring cup, combine powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and pumpkin pie spice. Add milk one tablespoon at a time until you reach a smooth consistency.
• Drizzle the glaze over each mini pie.
• Enjoy!