Mix 'n Match Mini Cheesecakes

Name: Mix 'n Match Mini Cheesecakes
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 305 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 8 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1 cup crumbs); 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted; 3 Tbsp. sugar; 3 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; ¾ cup sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla; 3 eggs

What is more fun than 1 cheesecake? 4 of course! This dessert recipe creates 4 mini New York style cheesecakes with 1 batter: plain, chocolate, cherry and apple.

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Servings:

Makes 12 servings, 1/3 of one mini cheesecake each.

Ingredient list

8 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1 cup crumbs)
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
3 Tbsp. sugar
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs

Directions

Heat oven to 300°F.

Combine graham crumbs, butter and 3 Tbsp. sugar; press scant 1/3 cup crumb mixture onto bottom of each of 4 mini (4-1/2-inch) springform pans. Bake 7 min.

Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour batter evenly into 4 bowls, adding about 1 cup batter to each bowl. If desired, add one of the Stir-In Ideas (see Tip) to each bowl of batter. Pour over crusts. Place pans on baking sheet.

Bake 40 to 45 min. or until centers are almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rims of pans to loosen cakes; cool before removing rims.

Refrigerate cheesecakes 4 hours.

Recipe Tips

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Stir-In IdeasStir one of the following ingredients into each small bowl of batter before pouring batter over crust and baking as directed: Apple Pie: Stir in 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon. Top baked cheesecake with combined 1/2 cup warmed apple pie filling and 1/2 tsp. brown sugar. Chocolate Royale: Stir in 2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, melted. Cherry: Bake mini cheesecake as directed without Stir-Ins. Just before serving, top with 1/3 cup cherry pie filling. S'Mores: Stir in 3 Tbsp. milk chocolate chips. Top baked cheesecake with 1/4 cup miniature marshmallows and 1 Tbsp. broken HONEY MAID Honey Grahams. Citrus: Stir in 1 tsp. lemon, orange or lime juice; 1 tsp. flour; and 1/4 tsp. lemon, orange or lime zest. Chocolate Chunk: Stir in 1 oz. chopped semi-sweet baking chocolate. New York: Stir in 1/4 cup sour cream and 1 Tbsp. flour. Cookies and Cream: Stir in 1/4 cup chopped OREO Cookies. Peanut Butter: Stir in 2 Tbsp. peanut butter and 1 Tbsp. milk. Mocha: Mix 1 tsp. instant coffee granules with 2 tsp. hot water. Stir into batter along with 2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, melted.
Nutrition information is average of cheesecakes shown: Plain, Apple Pie, Chocolate Royale and Cherry.