Description
Mini turtle cheesecakes combine creamy cheesecake with chocolate, caramel, and crunchy nuts in perfect bite-sized portions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 16 oz full-fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- Caramel sauce
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line muffin pan with liners
- Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter
- Press mixture into muffin cups and bake for 5 minutes
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth
- Add vanilla and eggs, mix until combined
- Divide batter into muffin cups
- Bake 15-17 minutes until slightly jiggly
- Cool to room temperature then refrigerate for at least 4 hours
- Prepare ganache by heating cream and mixing with chocolate
- Top cheesecakes with caramel, ganache, and chopped nuts
Notes
- Refrigerate in airtight container up to 1 week
- Freeze up to 3 months with parchment between layers
- Thaw in refrigerator before serving
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cheesecake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 180
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 12
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 85