Mini Cherry Cheesecakes Recipe

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These individual cheesecakes make a festive dessert that's just right for cooks who don't have a lot of time for "fussy" recipes.—Kay Keller, Morenci, Michigan

• 12 Servings
• Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min. + cooling

20 15 35

Ingredients

• 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
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  TOPPING:
• 1 pound pitted canned or frozen tart red cherries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• Red food coloring, optional

Directions

• In a bowl, combine crumbs and butter. Press gently onto the bottom of 12 paper-lined muffin cups. In a bowl, combine cream cheese, vanilla, lemon juice, sugar and egg; beat until smooth. Spoon into crusts. Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
• Drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice in a saucepan; discard remaining juice. To juice, add cherries, sugar, cornstarch and food coloring if desired. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally; boil for 1 minute. Cool; spoon over cheesecakes. Chill for at least 2 hours. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 228 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 47 mg cholesterol, 123 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein. 

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by Betsy01

Use a ice cream scoop to fill muffin cups..Quick and easy

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by Betsy01

I make the same cheesecakes, but I put a vanilla wafer in the bottom

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by lindija

I like to use canned cherry pie filling! It's already and so simple! Good with crushed pineapple and thickened as in your recipe above.

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by Lseasley

I had this receipt way back from 1973. Found it in a magazine. One of my favorites!!!!

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by Lseasley

I had this reciept way back from 1973. Found it in a magazine. One of my favorites!!!!

Reviewed on Nov. 06, 2010 by daveskim

This is one of my taste of home original recipes that I have marked in the first edition of the magazine. I go to this recipe everytime someone asks me to bring a simple dessert. My daughters who are now grown also asks for this when they come to visit. It is simple and reliable. When in a time crunch, I just use a lite cherry pie filling instead.