Miniature Cheesecakes

Submitted by Vnut-Beyond Redempt

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon margarine, Melted
• 8 ounces cream cheese, Softened
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon zest, Grated
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• strawberry preserves (for garnish) or apricot preserves (for garnish)

directions

1. Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine.
2. Press rounded measuring Tablespoons- ful of crumb mixture onto bottom of each of six paper-lined muffing cups.
3. Bake at 325 degrees F for 5 minutes.
4. Combine cream cheese, sugar, juice, peel and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
5. Blend in egg; pour over crust, filling each cup 3/4 full.
6. Bake at 325 degrees F for 25 minutes.
7. Cool before removing from pan.
8. Chill.
9. Top with garnishes just before serving.
10. MAKE AHEAD: Wrap chilled cheesecakes individually in plastic wrap; freeze. Let stand at room temperature 40 minutes before garnishing and serving.

Reviews

[Dannygirl]

Very good. I made half with the graham crust and half with a chocolate cookie crust. I topped some with strawberry jam, others with marmalade. My husband took them to work and he said they were inhaled.