I stumbled upon this recipe about 5 years ago. I made them for co-workers...ate all the leftovers & marveled that I had gone 26+ years without ever tasting the deliciousness before. Fast forward to November 2011 where one of the said co-workers posts on my FB wall was I the one that made those "amazing little cheesecakes"? Why, yes...yes I was. And I had forgotten ALL about them! So when I offered to host the dessert portion of our small group Christmas party I knew exactly what little recipe needed to dusted off & quite simply devoured.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/4 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup (1/2 Stick) Butter or Margarine, Melted
3 (8oz.) Packages Cream Cheese, softened
1 (14oz.) Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
3 Eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
Preheat oven to 300* Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar & butter. press equal portions onto bottoms of 24 lightly greased foil muffin cups. (I just use the foil, remove the paper liner.)
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. (Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature.) Gradually beat in the sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs & vanilla; mix well. Spoon equal amounts into prepared muffin cups (about 3 Tbs per cup).
Bake 20 minutes or until cakes spring back when lightly touched. Cool completely at room temperature. Garnish as desired & refrigerate before serving.
Topping Ideas: Turtle, Peppermint/Chocolate, Strawberries, Sprinkles, Oreo Crumbles, Whipped Cream...the options are endless!
Enjoy!
Rachel
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