When you love black cherries, you completely need to attempt my Mini Black Cherry Cheesecakes. There’s black cherry juice within the cheesecake batter, vanilla whipped cream on high, and cherry sauce from The Rose Desk cookbook on high.
For years I’ve stated that I must put up my Winged Creature Cheesecakes as a “regular trying” dessert as a result of they have been so scrumptious however after all are themed to a Disney Dinner. That day has lastly come and they didn’t disappoint!
“Simply fold it in, David!”
In muffin tins
This can be a cherry twist on my favourite Mini Cheesecake recipe. You after all might simply bake the little cheesecakes and cease there. You don’t have so as to add the whipped cream and cherry sauce – or you would even simply add the cherry sauce – however they’re so elegant put collectively this manner.
These could be so attractive to serve for Independence Day and even, dare I say, Halloween! The cheesecakes themselves will keep good for per week within the fridge however with the whipped cream and cherry sauce, I’d say they’re good for about 4 days within the fridge.
Mini Black Cherry Cheesecakes
Makes 24
24 Vanilla Wafers
16 oz cream cheese, softened (full fats! don’t skimp!)
3 eggs, separated
1 14 oz can sweetened condense milk
1/4 cup black cherry juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
Elective: Vanilla whipped cream (recipe follows)
Elective: cherry sauce (recipe follows)
- Put cupcakes liners in two muffin tins. Preheat oven to 275 levels. Place a vanilla wafer in every tin.
- Separate eggs.
- In a big bowl, beat softened cream cheese till mild and fluffy. Add eggs yolks and sweetened condensed milk. Beat till clean. Stir in black cherry juice and vanilla.
- In a medium sized glass bowl, beat egg whites with salt till mushy peaks kind. Fastidiously fold egg whites into cheesecake combination.
- Fill muffin tins 2/3 full with cheesecake combination. Bake at 275 for 20 minutes. Cool in tins; take away from tins and chill till able to serve.
- Prime every cheesecake with vanilla whipped cream and cherry sauce.
Vanilla Whipped Cream
2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
- Beat all components with a metallic whisk till you attain an ideal pillowy whipped cream. Don’t overbeat.
Cherry Sauce
2 cups frozen black cherries
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water + 2 Tbsp, divided
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp almond extract (or 1/2 tsp vanilla in the event you desire)
- Convey cherries, sugar, and water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
- Whisk collectively 2 Tbsp water and 1 Tbsp cornstarch till clean; stir into cherry sauce. Return to a boil and cook dinner for one minute or till thickened.
- Take away from warmth and stir in almond extract. Let cool for about 15-20 minutes earlier than spooning over cheesecakes.
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