Mini Peppermint and Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes

Name: Mini Peppermint and Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 2 Tbsps chocolate sprinkles; 237 milliliters chocolate wafer crumbs (such as Nabiscos Famous Chocolate Wafers; about 22 cookies); 227 grams carton low-fat sour cream; 142 grams 2/3 cup block-style fat-free cream cheese, softened; 1 large egg; 2 larges egg whites; 2 Tbsps flour; 12 hard peppermint candies, divided; 0 teaspoons peppermint extract; 59 milliliters semisweet chocolate minichips; 59 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar; 237 milliliters frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed

One serving contains 72 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 48. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. A mixture of peppermint candies, egg whites, semisweet chocolate minichips, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 32

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Oven

To prepare crust, combine the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Press about 1 1/2 teaspoons crumb mixture into the bottom of each of 48 mini muffin cups coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Crust

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Muffin Liners

Bowl

Bake at 325 for 5 minutes.

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Oven

To prepare the filling, place 6 candies, fat-free cream cheese and the next 6 ingredients (fat-free cream cheese through sour cream) in a food processor; process until smooth. Stir in minichips and peppermint extract. Divide the filling evenly among prepared crusts.

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Fat Free Cream Cheese

Peppermint Extract

Sour Cream

Candy

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Food Processor

Bake at 325 for 12 minutes or until done. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 30 minutes.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Remove mini cheesecakes from pans, and cool completely. Top each mini cheesecake with 1 teaspoon whipped topping. Crush the remaining 6 candies; sprinkle the crushed candies and chocolate sprinkles over the cheesecakes.

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Chocolate Sprinkles