Cherry Cheese Tarts- Recipe For Chicago 12 Cup Mini Cheesecake P

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup ground nuts
• 1/4 cup melted butter (38 grams)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• cherry pie filling

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f place one disc in each cup of the cheesecake pan. lightly grease the pans with butter or use a non-stick spray.
• 2 blend cream cheese with the egg, vanilla and 1/4 cup sugar. set aside.
• 3 mix the ground nuts woth the melted butter and 3 tablespoons of sugar.
• 4 press the nut crumb into the base of 12 cups. press the crumbs into the base and about 1/3 ways up the side of each cup.
• 5 fill evenly with the cheesecake mixture.
• 6 bake 14 minutes.
• 7 remove the pan from the oven and place on a rack to cool for 20 minutes.
• 8 the tops will all as they cool.
• 9 lightly loosen the cheese tarts around the edges and carefully remove the cheesecakes by pushing the handle of a wooden spoon through the hole at the bottom of each cup.
• 10 when cool, take the disc off the bottom of each cheesecake using a butter knife.
• 11 place 3 or 4 cherries on the top of each tart.
• 12 refrigerate until ready to serve. makes 1 dozen cheesecakes.