Peanut Butter Snickers Mini Cheesecakes
Total Time: 1 1⁄2 hoursYield: 48 Mini Cheesecakes
Source: www.macaroniandcheesecake.com
Category: Dessert
Ingredients
1⁄2 cup Graham Cracker Crumbs7 tablespoons Sugar
1⁄8 teaspoon Salt
1 1⁄2 tablespoon Butter (melted)
8 ounces Cream Cheese (softened)
1⁄4 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1 whole Egg
4 tablespoons Heavy Cream
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
6 whole Snickers Bars (fun sized, chopped)
1⁄2 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray or line with mini muffin liners, set aside.
- Crush graham crackers in a food processor or by hand. In a medium sized bowl, add 1/2 cup of graham cracker crumbs and 1 tablespoon sugar. Stir to combine. Pour in 1 1/2 tablespoon of melted butter and stir until all crumbs look slightly moist.
- Press crumb mixture into the bottom of the muffin tin, distributing evenly. Bake crust for 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
- In a bowl with a mixer beat together 8 ounces of cream cheese and 1/4 cup peanut butter on medium speed until smooth. Scrape down the sides to ensure it is all incorporated.
- Turn speed to low and add in 1 egg, 2 tablespoons cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Mix until fully incorporated then stir in 6 chopped snickers by hand. Spoon the cheesecake batter over the crust, distributing evenly (each will be about 2/3 full).
- Bake for approximately 20 minutes, until cheesecakes are set in the middle. Let cool in the pan on the counter. Once cooled, take cheesecakes out of pan.
- For the topping, melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips in a microwave safe container in 30 second intervals, until melted and smooth. Stir in 2 tablespoons of cream and continually stir until smooth and glossy. Spoon the ganache over the cheesecakes.
- Place cheesecakes in refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes until ganache has set. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.