Trefoils Cheesecake Cups Recipe 435

CHRISTMAS CHEESECAKE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the phyllo cups on a baking sheet and bake for 3 minutes; they are already baked, but this will give them a light crisp. Set aside and cool for 5 minutes.
• Add the cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, orange zest and vanilla to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and whip together until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag and set aside. Snip a small opening in the tip of the bag with a pair of scissors just before you are ready to fill the cups. No piping top needed.
• Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of the cherry preserves into the bottom of each phyllo cup. Pipe a swirl of the cream cheese mixture into each cup, completely covering the preserves. Top each with a single raspberry and a mint leaf. Transfer them to a serving platter and give them a light dusting of powdered sugar.

CHEESECAKE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 16 muffin tin cups with cupcake liners.
• Place 1 cookie in the bottom of each cupcake liner.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar together in a medium bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract until smooth. Pour batter over the wafers in the cupcake liners.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, about 15 minutes.

MINI CHEESECAKE CUPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add sugar, vanilla and salt and mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. , Spoon into paper-lined miniature muffin cups, 2 tablespoons in each. Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until set. Cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine sour cream and confectioners' sugar until smooth; spread over cheesecakes. Decorate with fruit and/or nuts. Chill for at least 1 hour. Store in the refrigerator.

OREO COOKIE CHEESECAKE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F
• Line standard muffin tins with paper liners.
• Place 1 whole Oreo cookie in the bottom of each lined muffin cup.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese on medium-high speed until smooth, scraping down sides of the bowl as needed. (I've used a hand mixer and it worked fine).
• Gradually add the sugar, and beat until combined.
• Beat in the vanilla.
• Drizzle in eggs, a little at a time, beating to combine and scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
• Add in sour cream and salt, beat to combine.
• Using a large spatula, fold in the chopped Oreo cookies.
• Divide batter evenly among the cookie-filled muffin cups, fill each cup almost to the top.
• Bake, rotating muffin tins halfway through, until the filling is set, about 22 to 28 minutes.
• Transfer the muffins tins to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Refrigerate (in the muffin tins) at least 4 hours (or overnight).
• Remove from tins just before serving.
• Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and some more crushed Oreo cookie if desired.

CHEESECAKE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line muffin pans with cupcake papers.
• Place one wafer cookie on the bottom of each cupcake paper.
• In a medium bowl, cream together cream cheese and sugar.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth.
• Pour over wafers in cupcake papers.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until set.
• Cool.
• Top with chocolate chips, caramel sauce, or fruit pie filling of your choice.

OREO® CHEESECAKE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners; place 1 cookie into each.
• Beat cream cheese in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add eggs, sour cream, sugar, and vanilla extract, beating well after each addition. Stir in chopped cookies with a spatula.
• Spoon batter into the prepared tin, filling each cup almost to the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, 20 to 22 minutes. Transfer cups to a cooling rack. Refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours.