Showing posts with label christmas desserts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas desserts. Show all posts
Its that time of year, everyone is making delicious desserts, cocktails and toasting to the New Year. Did I mention the delicious desserts? While I try to stay away from desserts because they're my kryptonite, I couldn't resist these delicious little cheesecakes. My sister Natalia came up with this idea for a Thanksgiving treat and as soon as she read the recipe, I knew we had to make them.
3 Tbsp granulated sugar
7 Tbsp salted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup heavy cream
Caramel Sauce:
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons water
6 tablespoons salted butter
3/4 cup heavy cream
sea salt for sprinkling
Strawberry Sauce:
1 pound fresh strawberries
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
The original recipe calls for making one big cheesecake, but we decided that little bite sized cheesecakes are cuter and so much easier to eat.
The best part about this recipe? The homemade caramel. I've never made my own caramel before I found it surprisingly easy and so much better than the fake stuff. We made half caramel sauce cheesecakes and the other half with strawberry sauce.
Ingredients:
Cheesecakes:
2 cups finely crushed graham crackers3 Tbsp granulated sugar
7 Tbsp salted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup heavy cream
Caramel Sauce:
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons water
6 tablespoons salted butter
3/4 cup heavy cream
sea salt for sprinkling
Strawberry Sauce:
1 pound fresh strawberries
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
How to Make:
Cheesecake:
Strawberry Sauce:
Happy Holidays party people! I hope you love these little cheesecakes as much as I do!
What's your favorite holiday treat?
Cheesecake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together crushed graham crackers with 3 tablespoon granulated sugar.
- Pour in melted butter and stir mixture until evenly coated.
- Divide graham cracker mixture among 24 paper lined muffin cups.
- Press mixture into an even layer.
- Bake in preheated one for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool while you prepare filling.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups granulate sugar with 3 tablespoons flour until well blended.
- Add softened cream cheese to a separate mixing bowl and pour sugar mixture over the top.
- Blend mixture on low speed until smooth. Mix in eggs one at a time and blend on low speed.
- Add vanilla, sour cream and heavy cream and mix until combined. Tap mixing bowl against the counter to release air bubbles.
- Divide mixture among muffin cups filling each cup nearly full.
- Bake in preheated oven 20-23 minutes until the centers are still jiggly. Don't overcook or they will crack.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool 1 hour. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and trasmfer to refrigerator and chill two hours
- Serve chilled with a spoonful of Salted Caramel Sauce or Strawberry Sauce.
graham cracker crust, yep!
Salted Caramel Sauce:
- Pre-Gather all your ingredients. This moves fast!
- In a heavy-bottomed 3-quart saucepan, heat sugar and water over moderately high heat, whisking constantly to dissolve sugar. Once mixture reaches a boil, stop whisking and allow mixture to boil until it reaches a dark amber color, carefully swirling pan.
- Once mixture reaches a dark amber color, immediately add butter and whisk until butter has melted - then immediately remove from heat.
- Wait three seconds then carefully pour in cream and immediately whisk to combine.
- Whisk until mixture is smooth.
- Allow caramel to cool several minutes then pour into a glass jar to cool.
- Spoon over cheesecakes and sprinkle lightly with sea salt.
be patient with the caramel, it's worth it!
Strawberry Sauce:
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until well chopped and mixture is beginning to break down and liquefy.
- Transfer to an airtight container and chill for 30 minutes until ready to serve.
Happy Holidays party people! I hope you love these little cheesecakes as much as I do!
What's your favorite holiday treat?
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