Valentine Cheesecake Bites
We bring in a New Year with hopes, goals, and love. This can be a love you have had for a while or new love. Either way, I have a wonderful recipe you can share with your loved ones as we come up to Valentine's Day. This Valentine Cheesecake Bites recipe will be a delicious dessert that may make you fall in love.
Servings: 12
Equipment
- 1 large piping bag, fitted with a star tip
Ingredients
- 16 chocolate oreo cookies creme removed
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ¼ C unsalted butter melted
Cheesecake Filling
- 2 - 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 C sugar
- ½ C sour cream
- ¾ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 10 Oreos chopped into small pieces
- 1 package of mini Oreos for topping
- 1 ½ C confetti heart sprinkles
Whipped Cream
- 1 ½ C heavy whipping cream
- ¼ Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners
- Crush the cookies into fine crumbles and pour into a bowl
- Mix the melted butter and sugar into the crushed cookies
- Scoop about 1 tbsp of the crust into the cupcake liners
- Using a flat bottom cup, lightly press the crust into a flat disk
Cheesecake Filling
- Bring oven temp down to 325
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy
- Beat in the sour cream, vanilla, and salt until combined
- Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time until combined
- Fold in the chopped Oreos and 1 C of the confetti sprinkles into the cheesecake batter
- Scoop about ¼ C of the cheesecake batter into the cupcake liners
- Bake in the oven for 17-21 minutes or until the edges start to turn a light golden brown color and the center is set
- Allow cooling completely
Whipping Cream
- Using a large bowl and hand mixer, beat together all ingredients until stiff with peaks
- Pipe dollops of the oreo whipped cream onto the top of the cheesecakes
- Top with a mini oreo and confetti heart sprinkles
- Enjoy!