Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

These wealthy and creamy Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes are made in a muffin pan! So simple and proper for serving a crowd.

Ingredients For the Oreo Cookie Crust: (1) standard full-size bundle Oreo cookies, beaten into fantastic crumbs (36 sandwich cookies in total) 8 tablespoons (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted For the Chocolate Cheesecake Filling: 7 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped 16 ounces full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature 2/3 cup sour cream 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/2 Tablespoon unsweetened herbal cocoa powder 2 big eggs plus 2 egg yolks, at room temperature 1/2 cup (4 ounces) heavy cream, at room temperature 1 teaspoons vanilla extract For the Chocolate Ganache: 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped 1 cup heavy cream Grated chocolate, for decoration, optionally available  Instructions For the Oreo Cookie Crust: Preheat oven to 325 levels (F). Line NULL 12-mold muffin tins with paper liners. Spray liners flippantly with non-stick spray and set apart till needed. Place the cookies within the physique of a small meals processor - or blender - and pulse till the cookies are very fantastic crumbs. In a big bowl, combine the cookie crumbs with the melted butter and stir effectively to combine. Divide the combination between the cupcake liners and press it firmly into the backside of every mold. Bake crusts in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and location the tins on a wire rack to cool whereas you make the filling. Reduce oven to 300°F. For the Chocolate Cheesecake Filling: Fill a medium pot one-third complete with water and convey it to a low simmer over medium heat. Place a heatproof bowl which will fit on ideal of the pan snugly, but won't contact the simmering water, on ideal of the pan. Reduce the warmth to low and upload the chopped chocolate into the bowl over the pot. Heat till the chocolate is fully melted, stirring occasionally with a rubber spatula. Remove the pot from the heat, leaving the bowl of chocolate over the hot water. Set apart till needed. In the bowl of a meals processor (or high-powered blender), pulse the cream cheese and sour cream till fully smooth, scraping down the aspects of the bowl as needed, about 2 minutes. Add within the sugar and cocoa powder and beat smooth. Add within the eggs, egg yolks, and heavy cream and blend till just combined, about 20 seconds. Fold within the chocolate. Finally upload within the vanilla and pulse for one other 20 seconds. Remove the bowl from the meals processor and, utilizing a rubber spatula, stir the filling a number of occasions to guarantee it’s evenly blended.  Divide the filling evenly amongst the cupcake liners, pouring the batter over the crust, and filling every mold till it’s virtually full. Bake cheesecakes for 15 minutes, then turn off the oven and go away the door closed for one other 5 minutes. Remove the cheesecake pans from the oven and location the pans on a wire rack to cool completely. Once cool to the touch, location the pans within the fridge to relax for a minimum of 2 hours. Once the cheesecakes are fully cool, you possibly can take away them from the pan. For the Chocolate Ganache: Add the chopped chocolate to a medium-sized heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan over medium-heat, warmth the heavy cream just till it starts to boil. Pour the cream over the chocolate and vigorously whisk till melted and fully smooth. Add slightly of chocolate ganache to the ideal of every cooled cheesecake, then ideal with grated chocolate, if using. Refrigerate cheesecakes till in a position to serve. Cheesecakes will keep, kept within the fridge and covered, for three days.

Mini Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe
You would possibly have seen that 2018 has been the 12 months of chocolate cheesecake! It all began in June, once I shared my decadent recipe for the ULTIMATE Chocolate Cheesecake. Which was fast adopted via my No-Bake Espresso Chocolate Cheesecake, that debuted in past due August. When November rolled around, I taught you guys find out how one could make my Easy Chocolate Cheesecake Bars. And now, for my very closing publish of the year, I’m displaying you find out how one could make mini chocolate cheesecakes… in a muffin tin!!!

What chocolate cheesecake recipes will I dream up in 2019? Let me recognize for those who have any requests!

Adorably delicious and FULL of chocolate flavor, those are a ought to attempt for any chocolate cheesecake fan! Bonus: no mini cheesecake pans required! Just use no matter tin you use to bake truffles or cupcakes.

How to make Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes:
Room temperature meals are imperative when it involves making any cheesecake – together with those mini chocolate cheesecakes! So be certain you convey your cream cheese, sour cream, eggs, egg yolks, and heavy cream to room temperature earlier than you start assembling the batter.
You can use any full-fat model of cream cheese, but I love Philadelphia Cream Cheese blocks (it’s the Philly woman in me lol).
I mean utilizing high-quality chocolate, corresponding to Lindt, for this recipe. Chocolate chips ought to now not be used for this recipe!
To make the chocolate cookie crust you might just need NULL ingredients: melted butter and Oreo cookies. You don't ought to take away the cream from the middle of the cookies. And be certain you use vintage Oreo cookies, now not double stuff or any of the brand new flavors.
To make the Oreo cookie crumbs you’ll use for the crust, merely location the cookies in a blender or meals processor and pulse till finely crushed.
You could make the cheesecake batter in a meals processor, high-power blender, or stand mixer. You too could make it in a big bowl utilizing a hand-held electrical mixer. So many options! But I all the time use my blender simply due to the fact that’s in all probability possibly the foremost convenient for me.

To steer clear of the crust and cheesecakes from sticking to the pan, you might just ought to line your muffin pan with paper liners and spray them flippantly with nonstick baking spray.
The crust is pre-baked for 5 minutes. Be certain to enable the crust to cool slightly earlier than you pour the cheesecake filling on ideal of it.
And most importantly, don’t overlook to decrease the oven temperature to 300 degrees.
Finally, be certain you don’t over bake the mini cheesecakes! They will keep to cook dinner as they cool, so don’t fear in the event that they appear slightly of jiggly once you take away them from the oven.
Cooling
These tiny chocolate cheesecakes require a minimum of 2 hours of kick back time, so be certain to devise forward time wise! But the nice news? These will keep, kept within the refrigerator, for as much as 3 days. And if you’d like, you possibly too can freeze them and store them for a wet day.
These wealthy and creamy Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes are made in a muffin pan! So simple and proper for serving a crowd.

How to Make Chocolate Ganache
The closing edge of this recipe is chocolate ganache, that is insanely simple to make! You’ll merely combine chopped chocolate with warm cream and stir. Does it get any simpler than that?!
I desire to level out that whereas the ganache is delicious, it’s absolutely optional. These mini chocolate cheesecakes are so delicious and decadent on their very own they don’t even need the ganache. However die difficult chocolate followers (like me) will possible opt to make use of it! It also makes the mini cheesecakes more pretty, that is huge for unique occasions.
Chocolate ganache might be slightly of messy… so if you’re serving those to a number of kiddos, possibly skip it! Or be certain to have more wet naps on hand
Can you Freeze Mini Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes?
YES!!! Simply cool the particular person cheesecakes fully then wrap every one in a couple of layers of saran wrap. Place all the cheesecakes in a big freezer bag, and freeze for as much as NULL months! Simply thaw within the fridge the evening time earlier than you intend on serving them.
I mean freezing the chocolate cheesecakes with out the chocolate ganache, after which together with that earlier than serving.
These wealthy and creamy Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes are made in a muffin pan! So simple and proper for serving a crowd.

Next time you’re struck with a important chocolate craving, whip up a batch of those mini chocolate cheesecakes. I promise you won’t remorse it!

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These wealthy and creamy Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes are made in a muffin pan! So simple and proper for serving a crowd.