Chocolate Chip Mini Cheesecakes

By DenaK

Ingredients

• Crust:
• Chocolate Chip Mini Cheesecakes
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• small pinch salt
• 2 1/2 tbsp butter, melted
• Cheesecake:
• 8-oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 tbsp sour cream or greek-style yogurt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from bakingbites.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Line 8 cups of a muffin pan with paper liners.

In a medium bowl, make the graham cracker crust. Mix together graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and salt and stir to combine. Pour over melted butter and stir with a fork to moisten the crumbs.

Place about a tablespoon of crumb mixture in each of the prepared muffin cups and pack down into an even layer.

In a large bowl, make the cheesecake. Cream together cream cheese, sour cream and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.

Place 1 tbsp chocolate chips into each of the muffin cups. Evenly divide cheesecake batter between the muffin cups, covering the first layer of chocolate chips. Place another tbsp of chocolate chips on top of the cheesecake batter in each of the muffin cups.

Makes 8.