Black Forest Cheesecakes

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Description

A Yuletide treat, these easy mini-cheesecakes combine the perfect match of chocolate and cherries.

Ingredients

  • 12 chocolate sandwich cookies with creme filling
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • ⅓ cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
  • ½ cup whipped topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Line muffin cups with paper or foil muffin liners.
  2. Remove cookie top from each sandwich cookie; crush and set aside. Place cream-topped cookies in lined muffin cups
  3. cream side up.
  4. Beat cream cheese
  5. sugar
  6. baking cocoa
  7. and vanilla extract with an electric mixer in a large bowl until fluffy. Mix in eggs until blended. Fill prepared muffin cups 3/4 full; sprinkle 1/4 cup reserved cookie crumbs over top. Discard remaining crumbs or save for another use.
  8. Bake in preheated oven until set
  9. 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely; cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  10. Top each cheesecake with 2 tablespoons pie filling and a dollop of whipped topping just before serving.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins

Servings: 12

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