Monday, January 25, 2010

Black Forest Mini Cheesecakes Recipe

Ingredients
24 vanilla wafer cookies
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa Powder
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling, chilled

Cooking Directions
Heat oven to 325 F. Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with foil bake cups. Place one vanilla wafer (flat-side down) in bottom of each cup.

Beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar, cocoa and flour; blend well. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in sour cream and almond extract. Fill each muffin cup almost full with batter.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set. Remove from oven; cool 5 to 10 minutes. Spread heaping teaspoon Sour Cream Topping on each cup. Cool completely in pan on wire rack; refrigerate. Just before serving, garnish with cherry pie filling. Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecakes.

To make Sour Cream Topping: Stir together 1 container (8 oz.) dairy sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in small bowl until sugar is dissolved.

Makes 24 individual cheesecakes

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