Mini Red Velvet Cheesecakes Recipes

Steps:

• For crust: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Combine the cookie crumbs, butter, light brown sugar and salt in a mixing bowl until sandy. Lightly spray six 3-inch round mini-cheesecake molds with nonstick spray. Portion out 2 tablespoons of crumb crust into each mold and press flat (the lid of the nonstick spray works great here! Just wipe it clean).
• Bake for 8 minutes, then allow to cool while filling is prepared.
• For the custard: Place a cake pan filled with 1 inch of hot water in the lowest rack of the oven. Whip the cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth, for 1 minute. Add the granulated sugar, buttermilk powder, vanilla and salt, and blend on low speed for 1 minute. Use a spatula to scrape the bowl and paddle thoroughly. Blend until completely smooth for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk the eggs and egg yolks in a bowl until smooth. Add the eggs to the cream cheese in three additions, allowing each addition to combine before adding the next. Give the bowl and paddle another scrape.
• Warm the cream in the microwave until steaming, about 1 minute. Whisk in the cocoa and red food coloring until smooth. With the mixer on low, add the chocolate and cream mixture and blend just until combined. Divide the custard evenly among the 12 molds, filling each to about 1/4-inch from the top.
• Place the cheesecakes on the center oven rack and turn oven down to 300 degrees F. Bake until puffed and slightly wobbly, with an internal temperature of about 160 degrees F, 42 to 48 minutes. Turn off heat and cool in oven for 25 minutes (the cheesecakes will sink slightly upon cooling).
• For the cream cheese whip: Whip cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a stand mixer until smooth and light, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the cream and vanilla and mix on low until smooth. Scrape bowl and whip on medium-high speed until medium peaks form. Top each cheesecake with a large dollop and sprinkle with chocolate curls.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 16 regular-size muffin cups. In small bowl, mix cookie crumbs and melted butter. Divide crumb mixture among cups. With back of spoon, firmly press cookie crumbs in bottom of each foil cup.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in 1 cup granulated sugar and the cocoa until fluffy. Beat in vanilla and food color. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Divide batter evenly among baking cups (cups will be almost full).
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until centers are firm. Cool 15 minutes (cheesecake centers will sink while cooling). Refrigerate in baking cups at least 1 hour; cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour longer before serving.
• In chilled small bowl, beat whipping cream and sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Spoon whipped cream on chilled cheesecakes. Just before serving, garnish with chocolate curls. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cheesecakes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place foil baking cups into 16 regular size muffin cups.
• In a small bowl combine the cookie crumbs and melted butter.
• Divide the mixture evenly between the 16 cups. Press the mixture firmly into each foil liner with your fingers or back of a spoon.
• Cook for about 5 minutes then remove from oven.
• In a large bowl beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Gradually add the sugar and cocoa and beat until fluffy.
• Beat in vanilla and food coloring.
• Then add eggs one at a time and beat until well blended.
• Divide the batter among the baking cups by spooning batter into each baking cup. Fill about 3/4 (not quite to the top) You may have a little batter left over but you don't want to overfill them.
• Bake for about 23 to 25 minutes. Then turn off the oven and leave them in the oven for about 15 additional minutes with door closed.
• Then carefully remove from the oven and leave at room temperature on the counter for another 30 minutes. This will help the cheesecakes from falling as much. The center will sink a little. (don't worry, you fill it with the whipped topping)
• After cooling on the counter, refrigerate for an hour. When completely cooled remove the cupcake liner on each individual cheesecake.
• In a small bowl beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff. You can spoon on the whipped cream or pipe it on.
• Use a vegetable peeler and make chocolate curls with the Hershey chocolate bar.
• Then garnish the tops with chocolate curls.Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.