Description
These Valentine’s Day Chocolate Strawberry Mini Cheesecakes offer a delightful blend of chocolate and strawberries, perfect for any celebration. With easy prep and mouthwatering flavors, this dessert will impress your guests!
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.
- Pulse graham crackers in a food processor until finely ground. Add melted butter and pulse until moistened.
- Divide the graham cracker mixture among the cheesecake pan's cavities, pressing firmly into the bottom of each.
- Bake the crusts for 5 minutes until fragrant, then remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 325°F.
Notes
Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature for smooth mixing.
Use a shot glass to press the crust firmly for the best texture.
You can adjust the amount of strawberry preserves based on your taste preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cheesecake
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg