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Creme De Menthe Mini Cheesecake

Creme-de-menthe turns ordinary cheesecake into pure bliss!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time22 minutes
Total Time37 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Mini Cheesecake
Servings: 8
Calories: 138kcal

Ingredients

Crust

  • 4 Graham crackers
  • 1 Tbs Granulated sugar
  • 2 Tbs Salted butter melted
  • pinch Salt

Cheesecake

  • 7 ounces Of whipped cream cheese
  • 1 Large egg
  • 1/4 cup Ricotta cheese
  • 2 Tbs All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Creme de Menthe candy melts melted

Topping

  • 1/2 cup Creme de Menthe candy melts (melted

Instructions

  • Start by taking your graham crackers and use your blender or food processor, or a good old fashioned plastic bag with a mallet to crush up the graham crackers into almost a flour.
  • Stir sugar in to the graham crackers, and add melted butter, use a fork to mix it all together, then stir in just a pinch of salt.
  • In a bowl cream together the (whipped) cream cheese, ricotta, and sugar.
  • Add in egg, and blend with hand mixer until fully incorporated.
  • Mix in 2 Tbs flour
  • Use a muffin tin, and line with cupcake liners.
  • Spoon about a Tbs of graham cracker crust mixture into the bottom of each liner. Press it down with the back of a spoon. Use more for thicker crust, or less if you want a thin crust on your cheesecake.
  • Fill 3/4 full with cheesecake mixture.
  • Spoon a little melted Creme de Menthe into the cheesecake mixture
  • Spoon a little more cheesecake mixture in to fill cup.
  • Use a toothpick to swirl it, and get a marbled look.
  • You should have 4 empty muffin slots, fill each of these with 1/4 cup of water, the water will help the cheesecake bake more evenly.
  • Bake at 350 for 20-22 minutes, until just set in center. Do not overcook.
  • Remove from oven.
  • Let cool in pan for 15 minutes, remove from pan to cooling rack, and let cool an additional 45 minutes.
  • Put in fridge for minimum of 2 hours.
  • Remove from fridge and drizzle melted Creme de Menthe over top, and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 32mg | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 152IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg