Mini Carrot Cake Cheesecakes

By srumbel

These delicious carrot cake cheesecakes are topped with homemade cream cheese frosting and a tad bit of toasted coconut.
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Ingredients

• Graham Cracker Crust
• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs, from 7-8 graham crackers
• 2 tbsp butter, melted
• Carrot Cake Cheesecakes
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• 1/2 tbsp flour
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 7-8 baby carrots or 1/2 medium carrot, peeled and finely grated
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp ground ginger
• 1/8 tsp salt
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 2 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 tbsp butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• Toasted coconut, optional.

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Graham Cracker Crust
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a regular sized muffin pan with 6-7 foil liners. I
recommend foil liners for cheesecakes, as they are easier to remove.
Mix the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter. Evenly divided the crust mixture among the foil liners, and use the bottom of 1/2 cup to press the mixture into the pan. Bake for 6-8 minutes until golden brown.

Carrot Cake Cheesecake
Using a mixer, combine the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy, about 4 minutes.
Add in the egg, mix.
Add in the flour, vanilla, carrots, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt.
Using a spoon, scoop the batter evenly among the cups, filling about 3/4 full.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
After the pan cools, I like to stick the whole thing in the refrigerator to help the cheesecakes set before I remove the foil liners, this may take 30 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice until its creamy. Top the mini cheesecakes with frosting.
Toasted Coconut
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Spread as much shredded coconut as you need on a baking sheet. Stir the coconut every 2-3 minutes. Depending on how much coconut you used, this whole process may only take 8-10 minutes. Beware, coconut can burn very easily.