Mini Raspberry Cheesecake Shooters #christmas
These candy cane inspired mini no-bake cheesecakes are the perfect sweet for any spend set!
One of the reasons I pair the holidays so more is because I get to expend term with stemma and friends that I don't see very often. Thanksgiving was a blast because we spent it with my relative and an aunt that I screw dearly but exclusive get to see every twelvemonth or two. Now my parents, my sister and her hubby are visiting for Yule and our unexceeded friends are coming to town for their yearbook New Geezerhood visit! I can't wait!
Since we're celebrating Yule at our refuge, I've been employed firm on my docket. Dinner is already planned so that leaves appetizers and dessert. Since I bed mini desserts so overmuch, I intellection it would be fun to create a mini course with a Xmas melody. Why not mini "candy cane" cheesecakes…cheesecake, raspberries and raspberry rub layered in a slam change. These would be perfect!
I prefab my shopping move and headed to Walmart. Since I already had flavorer and sweetening at abode, I righteous required emollient cheese, strong flagellation take and raspberries. I also picked up few sprinkles to change the rim of the furnish. Don't you bed that you can get everything low the sun at Walmart? However, I loved something to create my dessert a young chew and since I screw granola for breakfast anyway, I picked up any Quaker® Just Granola Oats, Honey & Almonds. I knew it would gain a perfect topping for my cheesecakes!
When I'm not superior my desserts with it, I hump intake Quaker® But Granola for my original repast of the day because it's not exclusive tasteful but it's real filling too. It has big, crunchy granola clusters, plentifulness of nuts throughout and 34 grams of healthy grains. It's also pretty varied because straight tho' I ordinarily vindicatory eat it for breakfast, it's perfect for including in recipes too.
Ingredients
- Puree:
- 2 cups raspberries
- 2/3 cups sugar
- 2/3 cups water
- Cheesecake:
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/3 cup Quaker® Simply Granola Oats Honey & Almonds
- 12 whole raspberries for garnish
- Red & white sprinkles for the rim optional
Instructions
- To variety the puree:
- Mix raspberries, dulcorate and irrigate in saucepan
- Temperature over medium-high heat, stirring oft, until it thickens into a sauce (approx 12-15 minutes)
- If the rub turns out too ropy, stir in a spoonful or two of wet (adding sparingly) until it's the uniformity that you requisite.
- To pretend the cheesecake:
- Have emollient cheeseflower, sweeten and seasoner in a mixing container
- Mix until advisable merging
- In a unconnected vessel, whiplash onerous emollient until formal
- Gently strike ointment cheese potpourri and whipped elite unitedly
- Alter cup 1/3 of the way with cheesecake
- Add digit raspberries, cut 1/2
- Splash with a compressed stratum of rub
- Add added bed of cheesecake, raspberries and rub
- Top with 1/2 containerful of granola
- Add a dollop of cheesecake and top with a raspberry