These little mini cheesecakes are the perfect treat for the family, especially at Easter when you can decorate them with lots of chocolate treats.
The children will love making these no cook cheesecakes and the fact that they are all individual makes washing up after they've been eaten a whole lot easier. Be sure to get some sturdy cupcake cases to hold the mixture, the best thing about this recipe is if they don't quite set in time its not a problem.
Makes 12
Prep time 30 mins
Plus 3 hours setting time
200g gingernut biscuits (you can swap these for digestives if you prefer)
100g unsalted butter
300g soft cheese (like Philadelphia)
60g icing sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
160g white chocolate
130ml double cream
100g mini chocolate eggs
Grated chocolate
Start by crushing the biscuits either in a freezer bag and bashed by hand with a rolling pin or a quicker method is in a food processor.
In a small pan melt the butter and mix into the crushed biscuits.
Divide you biscuit mixture between 8 cupcake cases, you might be able to make more my cases are quite large, and push it down so that its firm, place in the fridge while you make your cheesecake mixture.
Whisk the soft cheese, sifted icing sugar and vanilla extract until its smooth and well combined. Leave to one side for a minute.
Melt your white chocolate either in short 15second blasts in the microwave, stirring after each 15secs or over a bain Marie on your hob. Melt the chocolate and set aside for a few mins until its cooler, in fact almost completely cool but still pourable.
While the chocolate is cooling in a separate bowl whisk your double cream until it forms stiff peaks.
Now your chocolate is cool, fold it in to the cream cheese mixture once its well combined and the double cream and whisk again until its all incorporated.
Divide this mixture on to your biscuit bases that are in the fridge and then smooth them out using the back of a teaspoon.
Leave in the fridge for at least 3hours to set.
Once they are set you can decorate with the mini eggs and grated chocolate.
Enjoy!!!
