Mini Black-Bottom Cheesecakes

MINI BLACK-BOTTOM CHEESECAKES

When making these brilliant little jam-topped cheesecakes, substitute Fromage Blanc, Creme fraiche or goat cheese for the usual sour cream.

Vegetable oil spray
24 plain chocolate wafer cookies, preferably Gentiiini Brasil with cocoa
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
¼ cup of sugar
2/3 cup fromage blanc (6 ounces) or crème fraiche or goat cheese
at room temperature
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
¼ cup Wilkin & Sons LTD Tiptree Raspberry Seedless Preserves, warmed
Makes 12 tarts

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with foil baking cups and spray the cups with vegetable oil spray. In a food processor, crush the chocolate wafer cookies. Add the butter and process until fine crumbs form. Spoon the chocolate cookie crumbs into the prepared baking cups and press with the bottom of a glass to compact. Bake for 5 minutes, or until almost set. Leave the oven on.
2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar at medium speed until smooth. Beat in the fromage blanc, then add the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
3. Pour the cheesecake batter into the baking cups, filling them three-quarters full.
4. Bake the cheesecakes for 15 minutes, or until slightly jiggly in the center. Remove from the oven and spread 1 teaspoon of the warmed raspberry preserves on top of each cheesecake. Transfer the muffin tin to the freezer and chill the cheesecakes until set, about 15 minutes.
5. Remove the cheesecakes from the pan and peel off the foil baking cups. Transfer the cheesecakes to plates, and serve with Dulce de Leche sauce or just by themselves. Either way, they are delicious!

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