Strawberry Kiss Cheesecakes

By srumbel

Makes 2 dozen mini cheesecakes. Line regular sized muffin pans with paper liners.

Ingredients

• Crust
• 1 1/4 c. graham crackers, crushed
• 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
• 3 tbsp. margarine, melted
• Filling
• (2) 8 oz. packages of light cream cheese, softened
• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 6 Dark Chocolate Hershey Kisses, unwrapped and ground (I used my food processor for this.)
• 24 Milk Chocolate Hershey Kisses, unwrapped and set aside

Preparation

Step 1

Combine ingredients in medium sized bowl; mix thoroughly. Put a heaping tablespoon of crust mix into each paper liner. Pack down using the bottom of a small juice glass.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large sized bowl, add cream cheese, eggs, and sugar. Using electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla; mix thoroughly. Fill paper liners about 2/3 full with filling and sprinkle ground dark chocolate on top of the filling.

Bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center. Remove from oven and insert the milk chocolate kisses into the center of each cake. Cool completely before removing from pan.

Strawberry Topping

Thaw one package of frozen crushed strawberries, and add sugar to taste.