Make Cheesecake Cupcakes

A very delicious and hearty cheesecake treat to enjoy -- as a cupcake!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (170g) crushed graham crackers
  • 4 tablespoons (60g) butter, melted
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup (150g) white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Steps

  1. Pre-heat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Line cupcake tins with cupcake liners.
  3. Crush the graham crackers and mix it with the melted butter.
  4. Place 1 tablespoon of the cracker mixture in each cupcake liner. Press down on the mixture to make the crust.
  5. Use a mixing bowl and beat the cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla until it's light and fluffy.
  6. Fill each cupcake liner with the cream cheese mixture about 3/4 full.
  7. Bake the cupcakes for 15 - 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool.
  8. Garnish each cupcake with cherry pie filling.
  9. Remove the cupcake liners before serving (optional).
  10. Finished.

Tips

  • This recipe will make 12 cupcakes if you go by the directions.

Things You'll Need

  • Mixing bowl
  • Cupcake tins
  • Cupcake liners
  • Oven
  • Spatula or wooden spoon
  • Tablespoon or small spoon

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Sources and Citations

  • Original source of article, shared by legallyliz, Cheesecake Cupcake. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 license.