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Mini Turtle Cheesecakes. Completely portioned for events & pot luck dinners!


Mini Turtle Cheesecakes. Cupcake sized parts of our extremely in style Turtle Cheesecake recipe. Nice for events, pot lucks, even your Tremendous Bowl Get together!!

Mini Turtle Cheesecakes close up photo of single cheesecake on slate platter

Mini Turtle Cheesecakes

Initially revealed Feb 2019.

This Mini Turtle Cheesecakes recipe comes from the misplaced recordsdata of Rock Recipes. Naturally, while you make and {photograph} as a lot meals as I do, generally issues get misplaced within the shuffle.

I first posted a full measurement Turtle Cheesecake recipe again within the fall of 2017 and it was an instantaneous hit. Not lengthy after, about couple of months later, somebody wrote to ask if I might do a mini model of the identical recipe.

Turtle Cheesecake image with title text.

Turtle Cheesecake

I assumed that was a very good thought. As a result of these are a very decadent deal with, a mini model could be a good way to manage portion measurement.

Mini Turtle Cheesecakes overhead shot without the caramel topping

Mini Turtle Cheesecakes are good with out the caramel too, for those who desire.

I got down to make them they usually turned out significantly nicely. The images turned out very nicely too. Subsequently, I dutifully downloaded them to my pc as I all the time do.

Mini Turtle Cheesecakes wide shot of finished cheesecakes on slate platter

Usually, I prefer to edit my photographs straight away, simply in case they have to be instantly reshot. Often they don’t however generally a shot or two is usually a bit out of focus and I take one other earlier than somebody scarfs down the whole thing!

Regardless of the motive on this event, I didn’t instantly edit them however did save them appropriately in a labelled folder on my pc. and there they sat for nearly a yr!

Mini Turtle Cheesecakes minus the caramel topping

Discovering the Mini Turtle Cheesecakes photographs.

When doing a little yr finish file organizing, I got here throughout a number of folders with unused pictures. This was considered one of them.

With Tremendous Bowl Weekend proper across the nook, I made a decision this was the time to lastly put up my miniaturized model of this recipe.

Mini Turtle Cheesecakes vertical wide shot on a slate serving platter

Similar to our Mini Coconut Cream Cheesecakes, our Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes our Mini Raspbery Tuxedo Cheesecakes and Black Forest Cheesecakes, these are good for events. Add them to buffet tables on any event from Tremendous Bowl to Christmas and see how rapidly they disappear!

Mini Cheesecakes Collage for Pinterest

Mini Cheesecakes: Mini Coconut Cream Cheesecakes, Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes, Mini Raspberry Tuxedo Cheesecakes and Mini Black Forest Cheesecakes

Now, I ponder what else is to be found in my misplaced recordsdata? Keep tuned to seek out out.

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Mini Turtle Cheesecakes photo with title text for Pinterest

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Prep Time:
40 minutes

Cook dinner Time:
20 minutes

Cooling time:
1 hour

Whole Time:
2 hours

Mini Turtle Cheesecakes. A cupcake sized portion of our extremely poplar Turtle Cheesecake recipe with solely 200 energy. Nice for events and pot lucks!

Components

For the cookie crumb base

  • ¾ cup chocolate cookie crumbs, like Oreo crumbs
  • 2½ tbsp melted butter
  • 1 tbsp sugar

For the Cheesecake Batter

  • 1 cup cream cheese, one 8 oz block
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1½ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • ⅓ cup whipping cream

For the Chocolate Ganache

  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 3 tbsp whipping cream

Additionally, you will want

  • 1/2 cup toasted pecans
  • 12 Kraft Caramel candies
  • 2 tsp milk

Directions

To organize the cookie crumb base

  1. Preheat oven to 300 levels F.
  2. Combine collectively the crumbs, butter and sugar.
  3. Divide evenly between the 12 paper lined muffin cups and press the crumbs firmly into the underside of every.

To organize the Cheesecake Batter

  1. Beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract till easy.
  2. Beat within the egg till easy.
  3. Lastly mix within the whipping cream.
  4. Divide the cheesecake filling equally between the 12 muffin cups and bake for 15-20 minutes till the cheesecake has set and doesn’t jiggle while you give the pan a slight shake.
  5. Take away from the oven and funky fully.

To organize the Chocolate Ganache

  1. Gently soften the chocolate and whipping cream collectively in a double boiler. A glass bowl positioned over slowly simmering water works nicely.
  2. Spoon the chocolate ganache evenly over the cooled mini cheesecakes.

To complete the mini turtle cheesecakes

  1. Toast the pecans on a cookie sheet for ten minutes at 350 levels F, turning them on the 5 minute mark.
  2. Soften collectively the caramel candies and milk in a small saucepan over low warmth. Do NOT let this combination get too sizzling or the caramels will get onerous.
  3. Sprinkle the pecans over the chocolate layer and drizzle with the melted caramel.
  4. Retailer in an hermetic plastic container within the fridge.

Notes


The dietary info supplied is routinely calculated by third celebration software program and is supposed as a tenet solely. Precise accuracy is just not assured. For recipes the place all substances will not be used totally, comparable to these with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for instance, calorie & dietary values per serving will doubtless be considerably decrease than indicated.

Diet Info

Yield

12

Serving Dimension

1 mini cheesecake

Quantity Per Serving

Energy 305Whole Fats 20gSaturated Fats 10gUnsaturated Fats 0gLdl cholesterol 58mgSodium 156mgCarbohydrates 27gSugar 21gProtein 3g


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