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"Welcome the season with these spring-inspired delights."

mini cheesecakes

submitted by: Ingrid Hoffmann
  • Prep Time: 20 min.
  • Bake Time: 25 min.
  • Decoration Time: 15 min.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Yield: Makes 24 mini cheesecakes.

ingredients

  • 24 chocolate or vanilla wafer cookies
  • 2 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, reduced fat
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup sour cream, fat free
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped SNICKERS® Bars
  • ½ cup flaked coconut
  • Green food coloring
  • 2 cups M&M’S® Brand Speckled Chocolate Eggs
  • Mini muffin tin
  • Mini muffin paper liners

directions

  • 1. Line muffin pan with paper muffin cups. Place one wafer cookie in the bottom of each cup, set aside.
  • 2. Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla and almond extracts until smooth. Slowly add eggs and sour cream, mix until creamy. Stir in chopped SNICKERS® Bars.
  • 3. Spoon mixture into muffin cups and bake in a preheated 375ºF oven until set, about 25 minutes. Cool completely and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • To serve:
  • 4. Combine coconut with a few drops of food coloring to desired shade of green. Arrange on top of cheesecakes to resemble a nest. Fill nests with M&M’S® Brand Speckled Chocolate Eggs. Serve at room temperature.

nutrition facts

  • Calories per serving 148
  • Total Fat 6 g
  • Saturated Fat 3 g
  • Trans Fat 0 g
  • Cholesterol 22 mg
  • Sodium 184 mg
  • Carbohydrates 20 g
  • Dietary Fiber 1 g
  • Sugars 14 g
  • Protein 5 g
  • Vitamin A 0%DV
  • Vitamin C 0%DV
  • Calcium 0%DV
  • Iron 0%DV