Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

  • 12
  • 20 mins
  • 140 mins

Ingredients

  • 12 foil baking cups
  • 12 thin chocolate wafer cookies (from 9 oz package), crushed (2/3 cup)
  • 12 oz 1/3-less-fat (Neufchatel) cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 oz bittersweet or semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
  • 1/3 cup fat-free hot fudge topping
  • Fresh raspberries, if desired

Preparation

Step 1

1) Heat oven to 325.
2) Place foil baking cups in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
3) With back of spoon, firmly press slightly less than 1 Tbsp cookie crumbs in bottom of each foil cup.
4) In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
5) Beat in sugar & vanilla until fluffy.
6) Beat in cocoa.
7) Beat in whole egg & egg white until well blended.
8) Stir in melted chocolate.
9) Divide cheese mixture evenly among crumb-lined foil cups.
10) Bake 28-32 minutes or until set.
11) Cool in pan on cooling rack 15 minutes.
12) Remove cheesecakes from pan; cool 15 minutes longer.
13) Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled.
14) To serve, carefully remove foil baking cups. Spread fudge topping on cheesecake. Garnish with rapsberries.
15) Store cheesecake covered in refrigerator.