These mini cheesecakes are made with vanilla wafers as the crust, and baked in muffin tins for individual cheesecake servings as an appetizer or a gourmet dessert. Top these little mini-cheesecakes off with a fruit glaze topping.
Mini cheesecakes recipe courtesy of Texas Sweet Citrus.
Ingredients:
- vanilla wafers
- 2 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 tbsp red grapefruit juice
- 3 cups grapefruit, sectioned
- 2 cups strawberry glaze
- whipped cream (optional)
Preparation:
Place paper liners in 36 muffin tins; put 1 vanilla wafer in bottom of each.
Combine cream cheese, sugar, eggs and grapefruit juice; beat until smooth and creamy. Fill each muffin cup 1/2 full.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Cool thoroughly.
Gently fold grapefruit sections and strawberry glaze together. Top each cheesecake with the mixture and chill. Serve with whipped cream if desired.
Nutrition Per Serving: Calories-100; Fat-6g; Cholesterol-25mg; Sodium-60mg; Carbohydrate-11g; Protein-2g
