Easter Mini Cheesecakes

By McLean

Ingredients

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup lus 1 tablespoon coconut
• 54 speckled chocolate eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven 325.

Mix graham crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and buter; press into the bottom of l8 paper lined muffin cups.

Beat cream cheese vanilla and remaining sugar until smooth.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, mix on low speed after each just until blended. Spoon over crusts.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until centers are almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Top each cheese cake with 1 tablespoon toast coconut shaped into a nest. Fill each nest with 3 speckled chocolate eggs.