Chocolate Mini Cheesecakes Recipe

Name: Chocolate Mini Cheesecakes Recipe
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 155 min
Yield: 12 mini-cheesecakes
Ingredients: 3/4 cup crumbled vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers); 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup (about 1 3/4 ounces) granulated sugar; 1/4 cup sour cream; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled (see note); 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream; 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon corn syrup; 3 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped

These spider web-decorated cupcakes with a chocolate cheesecake base are the perfect sweet for a Halloween party.

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Chocolate Mini Cheesecakes Recipe

Prep 35 mins

Cook 35 mins

Active 60 mins

Chilling Time 85 mins

Total 2 hrs 35 mins

Makes 12 mini-cheesecakes

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For the Crust:

3/4 cup crumbled vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt

For the Cheesecake Filling:

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup (about 1 3/4 ounces) granulated sugar
1/4 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled (see note)

For the Glazes:

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 tablespoon corn syrup
3 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped

For the Crust: Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line muffin tin with paper liners. In food processor, pulse wafers until they turn into fine crumbs. Add butter, sugar, and salt and pulse just to combine. Use fingertips or a 1/4-cup measure to press 1 tablespoon cookie mixture into bottom of each cup. Bake just until set, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer tin to cooling rack. Decrease oven temperature to 300°F (150°C).
For the Cheesecake Filling: In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat cream cheese and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in sour cream, then eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and salt. Scrape bottom and sides of bowl with rubber spatula as needed. Decrease mixer speed to low and add chocolate. Beat until well combined, about 2 minutes.
Divide batter equally among muffin cups (see note) and bake until set, about 20 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack and cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes, then refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
For the Glazes: Bring 1/3 cup cream to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat or in bowl in microwave. Place bittersweet chocolate and corn syrup in small bowl. Pour cream over chocolate and stir until smooth. Spoon glaze over cupcakes, smoothing with back of spoon. Refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes.
Combine remaining 1 tablespoon cream and white chocolate in small bowl and microwave 30 to 60 seconds, pausing microwave every 20 seconds to stir, until smooth and melted. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a small tip with white chocolate and create spiral pattern over chocolate. Drag a toothpick, starting at the middle, to the edges of the cupcake to make a spider web pattern. Serve.

Special equipment

12-cup standard muffin tin, 12 cupcake liners, food processor, cooling rack, electric mixer, rubber spatula, pastry bag or zipper-lock bag, small pastry tip

Notes

To melt chocolate: Place chocolate in small bowl and microwave until smooth and melted, 1 to 2 minutes, stopping microwave to stir chocolate every 30 seconds.

Using a liquid measuring cup makes easy and neat work of filling the cupcake tins.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
3679	Calories
279g	Fat
245g	Carbs
59g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories	3679
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 279g	358%
Saturated Fat 164g	819%
Cholesterol 855mg	285%
Sodium 2051mg	89%
Total Carbohydrate 245g	89%
Dietary Fiber 25g	88%
Total Sugars 176g
Protein 59g
Vitamin C 2mg	8%
Calcium 723mg	56%
Iron 27mg	150%
Potassium 2084mg	44%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.