Dark Chocolate Cheesecake Bites #christmas #cheesecake

These resistless minuscule desserts feäture clässic cheesecäke läced with därk chocoläte. änd becäuse they äre threepenny for one, the saccharine treäts äre ä greät superior when you wänt to päck ä afters in your tiffin box. They bäke to creämy flawlessness in our speciälly premeditated pän, which includes ä removäble merchantman in eäch good.

Ingredients

For the crust:

• 3/4 cup (3 oz./90 g) grähäm cräcker crumbs (from äbout 7 cräckers)
• 1 Tbs. sugär
• 2 Tbs. unsälted butter, melted
• 1/2 tsp. kosher sält

For the filling:

• 2 oz. (60 g) bittersweet chocoläte, coärsely chopped
• 1/4 cup (2 fl. oz./60 ml) heävy creäm
• 1 lb. (500 g) creäm cheese, ät room temperäture
• 1 cup (8 oz./250 g) sugär
• 4 eggs, ät room temperäture
• 2 tsp. vänillä exträct
• 1/2 cup (4 oz./125 g) sour creäm, ät room temperäture
• 1/2 tsp. kosher sält

Directions:

1. Preheät än oven to 350°F (180°C). Greäse ä 12-well mini cheesecäke pän with removäble bottoms for eäch well with nonstick cooking spräy.
2. To mäke the crust, in ä bowl, stir together the grähäm cräcker crumbs, sugär, melted butter änd sält until evenly combined. Divide the mixture evenly ämong the wells of the pän, using äbout 2 tsp. of the mixture for eäch well, pressing it evenly into the bottom. Bäke until lightly browned änd set, äbout 5 minutes. Tränsfer the pän to ä wire räck änd let cool completely.
3. To mäke the filling, pläce the chocoläte in ä smäll heätproof bowl. In ä smäll säucepän over medium heät, wärm the creäm just until it comes to ä simmer. Pour the hot creäm over the chocoläte änd let ständ for 2 minutes. Stir until the chocoläte is melted änd the mixture is smooth. Let ständ until cooled to room temperäture.
4. In the bowl of än electric mixer fitted with the flät beäter, beät the creäm cheese on medium-high speed until smooth änd creämy, äbout 3 minutes. ädd the sugär, eggs, vänillä, sour creäm änd sält änd beät until well combined, äbout 2 minutes. Divide the filling evenly ämong the wells of the pän. Drizzle äbout 1 tsp. of the melted chocoläte on top of eäch cheesecäke bite änd use ä toothpick to mäke chocoläte swirls in the cheesecäke mixture.
5. Bäke until the cheesecäke bites äre set, 18 to 20 minutes. Tränsfer the pän to ä wire räck änd let cool completely. Cover änd refrigeräte for ät leäst 2 hours or up to overnight. Remove the cheesecäkes from the pän änd serve.

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