Been looking around at cheesecake recipes, and found these cute little things! :) Knowing my family, they'd probably prefer an oreo crust and no nuts on top. Or a graham cracker crust with a drizzle of melted strawberry jam! What's the fun of baking of you can't experiment every now and again?
Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake Bites
3/4 cup toasted wheat germ
2 packages (8 ounces each) reduced-fat cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
36 pecan halves
3 tablespoons fat-free caramel ice cream topping
Coat 36 miniature muffin cups with cooking spray; generously coat each with wheat germ. Set aside.
In large a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add cocoa; mix well. Beat in eggs and vanilla just until combined. Spoon 4 teaspoons into each muffin cup.
Bake at 350° for 13-16 minutes or until set. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks. Cool for 30 minutes and refrigerate. (Cheesecake may sink in the center upon cooling.)
To serve, top each with a pecan half. Microwave caramel topping on high for 10 seconds or until soft. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon over each.
Yield: 3 dozen.
1 comment:
These look tooooooo good to be true
even though they have pecans ;D
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