Mini Cherry Cheesecakes With Orange Glaze Recipe
Mini Cherry Cheesecakes With Orange Glaze
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Servings
12
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Calories
213
Mini cheesecakes are always a crowd-pleaser, and this recipe is no different. The orange glaze gives these mini cheesecakes a delicious citrus flavor that compliments the cream cheese perfectly.
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Ingredients
1 cup crushed Vanilla wafers
3 tbsp. Butter, melted
8 oz. Cream cheese softened
⅓ cup Sugar
2 tsp. Lemon juice
1 ½ tsp. Vanilla extract
1large Egg
1 lb. pitted, canned, or frozen tart Red cherries
½ cup Sugar
1 tbsp. Cornstarch
Red food coloring, optional
For the Topping:
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
Combine crumbles and butter and press gently into the bottom of 12 foil-lined muffin cups.
- Mix the sugar, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and lemon juice in a container.
- Put the egg and mix at low speed just until combined. Distribute over crusts.
- Bake it for around 12 to 15 minutes or until the centers are almost set. Allow cooling completely.
- Drain cherries, reserving ½ cup juice in a saucepan for topping; discard remaining juice.
- Add cherries, sugar, cornstarch, and, if desired, food coloring to reserved juice. Let it boil and cook for 1 minute or until thickened.
- Cool before spooning over cheesecakes. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, covered.
Recipe Note
Use crushed pretzels rather than vanilla wafers to give these a sweet-salty twist. Also, consider replacing the cherries with strawberries to celebrate the arrival of warm-weather produce.