Description
These Valentine’s Day Chocolate Strawberry Mini Cheesecakes offer an irresistible flavor combination of cream cheese and strawberries in a simple, delightful dessert. Perfect for a quick sweet treat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sleeve (9 cookies, 137 grams) graham crackers
- 3 tablespoons (43 grams) real seal® unsalted butter, melted
- 12 ounces (340 grams) real seal® cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (140 grams) seedless strawberry preserves
- Red gel food coloring, if desired
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup (85 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup real seal® heavy cream
- 12 small strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 12-cup mini cheesecake pan with nonstick spray.
- Crush graham crackers in a food processor until finely ground. Add melted butter and pulse until well combined.
- Distribute the crumb mixture evenly among the cheesecake pan cavities, pressing down firmly with a shot glass or similar item to form a crust.
- Bake the crusts for 5 minutes until fragrant. After removing from the oven, lower the temperature to 325°F.
Notes
Using room temperature cream cheese ensures a smooth filling mixture.
Feel free to add more red gel food coloring for a vibrant look to the cheesecakes.
Top with additional strawberries for presentation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cheesecake
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg