Recipe #1: Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes from Boston Girl Bakes
Description
These mini chocolate cheesecakes are a triple threat with their Oreo cookie crust, creamy chocolate filling, and luscious chocolate ganache topping.
Ingredient Summary
The crust is made from crushed Oreo cookies mixed with melted unsalted butter. The chocolate cheesecake filling includes heavy cream, semisweet chocolate, softened cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and cocoa powder. The ganache topping features heavy cream and chopped semisweet chocolate for a smooth finish.
Recipe Summary
For the crust, preheat the oven to 350ยฐF, line a cupcake tin with liners, mix crushed Oreos with butter, press into liners, and bake for 5 minutes. Reduce oven to 325ยฐF. For the filling, melt chocolate in heavy cream until smooth, then blend cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
Mix in eggs, vanilla, and cocoa, then stir in the melted chocolate. Fill liners to the top, smooth, and bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool and chill for 2 hours. For ganache, heat cream, pour over chocolate, let sit, then whisk smooth. Top each cheesecake with ganache and chill before serving.
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