Vampire Cheesecake Bites

Name: Vampire Cheesecake Bites
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter, melted; 454 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 3 eggs; 237 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 59 milliliters raspberry preserves; 177 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla

One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 15g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up sugar, graham cracker crumbs, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F.

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Oven

Place paper baking cup in each of 16 regular-size muffin cups. In small bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the melted butter. Press 1 tablespoon mixture firmly in bottom of each muffin cup for crust.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

Butter

Crust

Sugar

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Muffin Liners

Bowl

In large bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining 1/2 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add vanilla, lemon peel and eggs; beat until smooth. Spoon filling evenly over crusts.

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Lemon Peel

Vanilla

Egg

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set.

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Oven

Remove from pans to cooling racks; cool 30 minutes.

With straw, poke 2 holes in top of each cheesecake. Spoon preserves into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag.

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Preserves

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Ziploc Bags

Drinking Straws

Cut off bottom corner of bag; squeeze bag to pipe preserves into holes and on top of cheesecakes to look like fang marks. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Preserves