Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes
Ingredients
18
Oreo cookies
4 tbsp.
Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, melted
12 oz.
cream cheese, softened
8 oz.
mascarpone cheese
½ cup
superfine sugar
2
eggs
¼ cup
heavy cream
1 tsp.
Kowalski's Organic Madagascar Vanilla Extract
4 tbsp.
seedless raspberry jam, divided
6 oz.
fresh raspberries, divided
2 oz.
72% dark chocolate bar, broken into small pieces
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- Place cookies in a 1 qt. zipper-closure food storage bag; crush cookies with a rolling pin.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter.
- Divide crumb mixture between 4 (4") springform pans, pressing evenly into the bottom of each pan; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, mascarpone and sugar on medium speed until smooth.
- Add eggs, cream and vanilla; beat until fluffy (about 2 min.).
- Divide cream cheese mixture between each springform pan; smooth tops. Bake in preheated 325° oven until filling is set (23-28 min.).
- Turn oven off; cool cakes in oven with door open for 10 min.
- Transfer cakes to a wire cooling rack; continue cooling for 30 min.
- Cover each pan with foil; refrigerate for 2 hrs.
- Run a knife around the edge of each cheesecake to release from pan.
- Spread 1 tbsp. raspberry jam over the top of each cheesecake; arrange raspberries over jam.
- Place chocolate pieces in a small zipper-closure freezer bag; microwave on high until chocolate is melted (about 2 min.).
- Cut a small opening in corner of bag; drizzle chocolate over raspberries.
Tasty Tip:
- This cheesecake can also be prepared in a 9" springform pan. Bake in a preheated 325° oven for 33-38 min.; follow cooling directions above.