Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes

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Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes are the perfect combination of rich, creamy chocolate and sweet, creamy cheesecake. The base of these cupcakes starts with everyone's favorite Oreo cookie and is topped with a chocolate ganache!

Prep Time30

Cook Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes

Servings:

Calories: 258kcal

Author: Lois

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs about 20 cookies crushed
2 eggs
¼ cup butter melted
1 cup granulated sugar
16 ounces cream cheese softened
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Chocolate Ganache

4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chopped
½ cup heavy cream

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Combine melted butter with the cookie crumbs until evenly combined. Place a spoonful in each cavity of a mini cheesecake or a muffin pan. Use a tart tamper to get the crumbs into the bottom of the pan.
Bake for 5 minutes then remove from the oven and set aside.
Turn the oven down to 300°F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
Add in the sugar, cocoa powder, eggs and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth and creamy.
Fill each cavity ¾ of the way and bake for 20 minutes. Remove them before they begin to crack.
Let cool to room temperature, then place in the refrigerator to chill.

Prepare the Chocolate Ganache

In a saucepan, simmer the heavy cream over medium heat. Remove just before it begins to boil.
Pour over the semi-sweet chocolate and stir until smooth.
Remove the cheesecakes from the pan and place on a baking rack. Place a small spoonful of the ganache on top of each cheesecake, The chocolate ganache should just fill the middle of each cheesecake before spilling over.
Decorate the tops of the cheesecakes with chocolate shavings or chocolate curls.

Notes

If you overcook the cheesecake, and they begin to crack don't worry!!! They still taste amazing and the chocolate ganache will cover any cracks.
A mini cheesecake pan is designed to help you easily bake delicious miniature desserts. Made from heavy duty metal, this specialty kitchen tool comes with a removable bottom plates for easy release of the baked mini-cheesecakes.
If you don't have a cheesecake pan, you can use a regular-sized cupcake pan. Keep in mind that the size of the cheesecakes will be larger and the baking time will likely be longer when using a regular-sized cupcake pan instead of a mini cheesecake pan.

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