Easy Chocolate Cherry Cheesecups Recipe

By carol gorman

Ingredients

• 24 vanilla wafers
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
• 1-1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Whipped topping
• Cherry pie filling or maraschino cherries

Preparation

Step 1

Place vanilla wafers, flat side down, in paper-lined muffin cups; set aside. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream and sugar until smooth. Stir in cocoa, eggs and extract until blended.

Fill muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until tops are puffed. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Top each with a dollop of whipped topping and a spoonful of cherry pie filling or cherries.
Yield: 2 dozen.