Lime Mini Cheesecakes with Chocolate Crust
The recipe Lime Mini Cheesecakes with Chocolate Crust can be made in roughly 45 minutes. This recipe serves 12 and costs $1.37 per serving. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 326 calories. 1200 people have tried and liked this recipe. It is brought to you by Baking A Moment. Head to the store and pick up chocolate sandwich cookies, lime zest, unsalted butter, and a few other things to make it today. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 14%. Similar recipes include Mini Chocolate Truffle Cheesecakes With Graham Cracker Crust, Peanut Butter Mini Cheesecakes with Chocolate Cookie Crust, and Mini Cheesecakes with Almond Pecan Crust.
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
10 Oreo chocolate sandwich cookies
1 tablespoon cornstarch
12 ounces cream cheese (1 1/2 bricks), softened
2 large eggs
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped softly with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream
juice of 1 lime
a pinch of kosher salt
6 thin slices of fresh lime, cut in half
about 3/4 cup lime curd*
zest of 1 lime
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Equipment:
frying pan
food processor
oven
baking spatula
mixing bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
To make the crust:Lightly mist a mini-cheesecake pan with non-stick spray. Place the Oreos in a food processor or mini-chopper, and process until fine. Stir in the melted butter, and divide the mixture equally between all 12 wells of the preparedpan.To make the cheesecake:Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.Place the cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a large mixing bowl, and beat on medium-low speed until smooth. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula, and add one egg. Stir until combined. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl again, then add the second egg. Stir in the heavy cream, vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice.Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, and bake for 22-28 minutes or until the sides of the mini-cheesecakes are set but the centers are still slightly jiggly. Cool completely at room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours before unmolding.**To garnish:Spreadabout a tablespoon of lime curd on the top of each mini cheesecake. Top with whipped cream. Garnish with a thin slice of lime.
Step by step:
1. To make the crust:Lightly mist a mini-cheesecake pan with non-stick spray.
2. Place the Oreos in a food processor or mini-chopper, and process until fine. Stir in the melted butter, and divide the mixture equally between all 12 wells of the preparedpan.To make the cheesecake:Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
3. Place the cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a large mixing bowl, and beat on medium-low speed until smooth. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula, and add one egg. Stir until combined. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl again, then add the second egg. Stir in the heavy cream, vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, and bake for 22-28 minutes or until the sides of the mini-cheesecakes are set but the centers are still slightly jiggly. Cool completely at room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours before unmolding.**To garnish
1. Spreadabout a tablespoon of lime curd on the top of each mini cheesecake. Top with whipped cream.
2. Garnish with a thin slice of lime.
Nutrition Information:
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