Chocolate Caramel Mini Cheesecakes

By srumbel

Chocolate... caramel... cheesecake... I mean really, do I need to go on? I didn't think so. Take these over the top and serve with some vanilla ice cream, oh my word! :)
from mostlyhomemademom.com

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 12 oz cream cheese (1 1/2 packages), softened
• 1 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips, divided
• 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

In small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners and press 1 tablespoon of the graham cracker mix into each cup. Sprinkle a few milk chocolate chips over the graham cracker crust. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with a hand mixer until creamy. Add in sweetened condensed milk, caramel topping, egg, baking cocoa, and vanilla extract until combined well. Pour 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup. Bake in preheated oven at 300 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top of cheesecakes. Allow to cool completely. Serve with additional caramel topping drizzled over cheesecakes. Refrigerate leftovers