Mini Bacon Cheesecakes

Name: Mini Bacon Cheesecakes
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 strips bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces; 12 chocolate wafer cookies; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 1 large egg; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 79 milliliters sugar; 3 Tbsps sugar; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For 24 cents per serving, this recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 90 calories, 1g of protein, and 6g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up bacon, salt, sugar, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Make the bacon: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 24-cup mini muffin pan with paper liners.

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Bacon

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Mini Muffin Tray

Oven

Put the bacon pieces in a large skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until almost completely browned, about 4 minutes.

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Real Bacon Pieces

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Frying Pan

Pour off the drippings and reserve.

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over the bacon and cook, stirring, until the bacon is crisp and glazed, about 3 more minutes.

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Bacon

Sugar

Transfer the candied bacon to a plate; set aside until ready to use.

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Bacon

Make the crust: Pulse the cookies, butter, the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon bacon drippings, and the salt in a food processor until finely ground. Firmly press 1 heaping teaspoon of the crumb mixture into each mini muffin liner.

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Bacon Drippings

Butter

Crust

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Bake until the crust is set, about 12 minutes.

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Crust

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Oven

Let cool in the pan on a rack.

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Frying Pan

Make the cheesecakes: Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.

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Oven

Combine the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium-high speed until light and smooth, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Cream Cheese

Vanilla

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Add the flour and egg and mix until just incorporated, scraping down the bowl as needed. Fill each mini muffin cup with about 2 teaspoons batter and bake until set, about 20 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Oven

Bowl

Let cool in the pan on a rack, then transfer the pan to the refrigerator and chill at least 4 hours. Top each cheesecake with a piece of candied bacon.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Photograph by Con Poulos