White Chocolate and Dried Cherry Cheese Cake Muffins
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- Number of Servings: 32
Ingredients
Filling:3 8 ounce packages of room temp. cream cheese4 eggs 1 cup powdered sugar1 tsp vanilla4 oz. melted white chocolate1 cup chopped dried cherries1 cup light sour creamCrust:4 cups graham cracker crumbs2 sticks of melted butter
Crust -
Combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a bowl - add 1 cup of sugar and stir until well mixed.
Press 1/4 cup of crust mixture into muffin cups.
Bake in a pre-heated 325 degree oven for 10 min.
Allow to cool.
Filling:
In a large mixer combine room temperature cream cheese and slightly beaten eggs. Mix until eggs are incorporated. Mix in 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 cup low fat wour cream. Add melted and cooled white chocolate and chopped dried cherries. Mix until well blended.
Using an icecream scoop, fill cooled crusts with cream cheese filling. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Cool cheese cakes until room temperature then refrigerate until ready to serve.
Top each muffin with a teaspoon of canned cherries and then sprinkle shaved macadamia nuts on top.
Serving Size: makes 30 cupcke sized portions
Number of Servings: 32
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CSCHMIDT12.
Combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a bowl - add 1 cup of sugar and stir until well mixed.
Press 1/4 cup of crust mixture into muffin cups.
Bake in a pre-heated 325 degree oven for 10 min.
Allow to cool.
Filling:
In a large mixer combine room temperature cream cheese and slightly beaten eggs. Mix until eggs are incorporated. Mix in 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 cup low fat wour cream. Add melted and cooled white chocolate and chopped dried cherries. Mix until well blended.
Using an icecream scoop, fill cooled crusts with cream cheese filling. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Cool cheese cakes until room temperature then refrigerate until ready to serve.
Top each muffin with a teaspoon of canned cherries and then sprinkle shaved macadamia nuts on top.
Serving Size: makes 30 cupcke sized portions
Number of Servings: 32
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CSCHMIDT12.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 237.4
- Total Fat: 17.3 g
- Cholesterol: 65.8 mg
- Sodium: 143.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
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