Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

Butthead's wedding party...take 3!

MINI CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKES! WHA!!!!

Out of everything I have ever made, these may be the ones I am most proud of. Not because they were hard to make (they were actually really easy), but they are just so cute! I just want to pinch those wittle guys' cheeksie weeksies! Wow. I'm cool.

I have a special baking pan for these little cheesecakes and although it cost me a good $20, it was so completely worth it! I will definitely be bringing it to the wedding with me (don't judge) for Butthead's party. Hopefully she will like these!

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake (mini style)
The Martha Stewart

1/2 of a 9 oz. package of chocolate wafer cookies
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 8-oz bars cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
4 ounces semi sweet chocolate, melted
Chocolate ganache (recipe to follow)
Mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Assemble a mini cheesecake pan and grease well.

In a food processor, pulse cookies until finely ground. Add butter, and pulse to moisten. Press crumbs firmly and evenly into the bottom of each hole. Place pan on a rimmed baking sheet; bake 10 minutes, and set aside.

Wipe out bowl and blade of food processor. Add cream cheese, sugar, and salt; blend until smooth. With motor running, add eggs, then sour cream, and finally chocolate; blend filling until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.

Pour filling onto each crust, and bake just until set, about 30 minutes. Turn oven off, and let cheesecake sit 1/2 hour in oven, without opening (this helps prevent cracking).

Leave in pan, and cool completely on wire rack. Cover loosely and refrigerate, at least 6 hours or up to overnight.

Prepare chocolate ganache (to follow). Unmold cheesecakes. Spread ganache in center of each cheesecake along with some mini chocolate chips; let set before serving.


Chocolate Ganache
The Martha Stewart

4 ounces semi sweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup heavy cream

In a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil. Remove from heat, and add chocolate. Stir until melted, then set aside until thickened, 2 to 5 minutes.