Monday, April 23, 2007

Miniature Cheesecakes

1/3 cup graham crackers crumbs

1 tablespoon butter, melted

1 tablespoon sugar

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1 8-oz pkg. cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

Cherry, strawberry, or other favorite preserves

Combine crumbs, butter and sugar. Press rounded measuring tablespoonful of crumb mixture onto bottom of each of six paper-lined muffin cups. Bake at 325 F, 5 minutes.

Combine cream cheese, sugar, juice, peel, and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well belnded. Blend in egg; pour over curst, filling each cup 3/4 full. Bake at 325 F, 25 minutes. Cool before removing from pan. Chill. Top with preserves just before serving.

6 servings.

You can make this ahead and freeze them. This is a family favorite =)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Lydia,
Did I miss the crust ingredients? I have also seen them made with Nilla Wafers. This will be the first place I check for new recipes. Thanks

Kitchen Joys said...

This last time I made these I did use vanilla wafers. And I think I fixed the "no crust ingredients" problem!!! =)