PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE BITES

"So easy! So yummy and so cute"

MINI PUMPKIN  CHEESECAKE BITES

Creamy pumpkin cheesecake on a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with fondant icing that looks just like a pumpkin!

For the crust: – 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs – 6 tbsp butter For the filling: – 12 oz. softened cream cheese approx. 1 ½ blocks – 3 tbsp pumpkin puree – 3 tbsp sour cream – ½ cup granulated sugar – 1 egg For the topping: – 1-2 oz. green fondant – 1 ½ cups whipping cream – 2 tbsp sugar – Red gel food coloring – Yellow gel food coloring

INGREDIENTS

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1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and line a muffin tin with paper cupcake liners. Spray with cooking spray. 2. Melt butter in a microwave-safe bowl and add to bowl of graham cracker crumbs. Mix until completely combined. 3. Scoop 1 ½ tbsp of graham cracker crumb mixture into each lined muffin tin section. Pack down. 4. Bake graham cracker crusts for 5 minutes. 5. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat cream cheese, pumpkin puree, sour cream, sugar and egg. Mix on high speed until smooth.

INSTRUCTIONS

6. Fill each muffin tin section with cheesecake filling. 7. Bake for 20-22 minutes. 8. Allow to cool on a wire rack before decorating. 9. Roll out 12-15 spheres from green fondant – about ½ an inch. 10. Shape each sphere into cylinders, giving it a point at one end and then curving it slightly. 11. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together whipping cream, sugar, 5 drops red gel food coloring and 3 drops yellow gel food coloring on high speed. 12. Beat until whipped cream forms. 13. Scoop whipped cream into a piping bag with Wilton #23 tip attached and frost each cheesecake. 14. Top each mini cheesecake with green fondant – it will act as the pumpkin’s “stem.” Serve and enjoy!

INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!

Yield

12 servings

Type

dessert

Time

50 minutes

Level

Beginner

SIMPLE

EASY

RECIPE

These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites will look perfect on your Thanksgiving dessert table!

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