Chocolate Petite Cheesecakes

I got the recipe from one of the Spirt of Christmas books , book 14 that Leisure Arts publishes once a year

• Ready In: 42 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs, about 12 2 x 5 "cracker
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 4  eggs
• 12  ounces  semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1  cup  whipping cream
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 3⁄4 cup sugar

Directions

1. Line a muffin pan with aluminum foil muffin cups.
2. To make crust, mix graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar in a bowl.
3. Press a tablespoonful of mixture into bottom of each muffin cup.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5. For filling, beat cream cheese in a bowl until fluffy.
6. Beat in sugar gradually.
7. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
8. Beat in melted chocolate chips.
9. Add whipping cream and vanilla; beat until smooth.
10. Spoon about 1/4 cup filling over crust in each muffin cup.
11. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until centers are set.
12. Cool in muffin pan.
13. Remove cheesecakes from pan; chill overnight.
14. To serve, spoon 1 tablespoon pie filling in center of each cheesecake.