Strawberry Mini Valentine Cheesecakes (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Crust
01 -
1 cup crushed graham crackers
02 -
3 tablespoons white sugar
03 -
3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
→ Cheesecake Filling
04 -
16 ounces softened cream cheese
05 -
1/3 cup white sugar
06 -
2 eggs at room temperature
07 -
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
08 -
1/3 cup room temperature sour cream
→ Strawberry Sauce
09 -
16 ounces sliced fresh strawberries with stems cut off
10 -
1/3 cup white sugar
11 -
2 teaspoons squeezed lemon juice
# Instructions:
01 -
Put liners in your muffin tin. Combine crushed grahams, sugar and melted butter. Push mixture into the bottoms of liners. Pop in oven at 325°F for about 5-6 minutes.
02 -
Whip cream cheese till it's creamy. Add sugar, vanilla and sour cream and mix well. Drop in eggs one by one while mixing slowly.
03 -
Spoon filling into each crust. Stick in oven at 325°F for around 17-20 minutes until they set up. Let them cool an hour, then stick in fridge 3-4 hours.
04 -
Mix strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a pan over medium heat until it gets thick, about 5-8 minutes. Let it cool all the way.
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Scoop a spoonful of cooled strawberry sauce on each chilled mini cheesecake right before you serve them.
# Notes:
01 -
Make sure your stuff isn't cold from the fridge for a smooth mix
02 -
Pack that crust down good so it won't fall apart
03 -
Let the sauce thicken up like jam instead of staying runny