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Mini Cheesecakes

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • To make the mini cheesecakes you will need: (Makes 1 Dozen)
  • Mini Cheesecakes:
  • 2 8 oz. pkgs. cream cheese
  • 3 eggs separate the yolks and set aside, you will need both
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 T. flour
  • 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 box regular Nilla Wafers
  • Foil Cupcake Liners
  • Sour Cream Topping:
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 T. sugar
  • 1 T. grated rind of a lemon or 1 T. real lemon juice optional...but it's good!
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • Topping:
  • Berries Canned berries, Chocolate or Caramel...You Choose!

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place foil liners in the muffin tin. Add a Nilla Wafer to the bottom of each liner.
  3. In a small bowl, beat 3 egg whites until stiff. In a Large bowl, beat together: cream cheese, sugar, 3 egg yolks, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Mix in flour and baking powder. Fold egg whites into cream cheese mixture.
  4. In another bowl, mix together sour cream sugar, lemon rind and juice, and vanilla. Set aside.
  5. Fill each liner 3/4 full with cream cheese mixture. Bake for 18-20 min (check after 12 min with toothpick). Remove from oven, and add a spoonful of the sour cream mixture onto the top of each cheesecake. Return to the oven and bake for another 5-7 minutes. Allow the cheesecakes to cool. Add on your fruit, chocolate or caramel toppings.

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