New Daily Recipe: April 10,2011

New Daily Recipe: April 10,2011
Recipe From: BrightIdeas.com
Recpice Name: Mini Cheesecakes Details:

Prep Time: 20 min.

Bake Time: 25 min.

Decoration Time: 15 min.

Difficulty: Easy

Yield: Makes 24 mini cheesecakes.

Ingredients:

24 chocolate or vanilla wafer cookies

2 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, reduced fat

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1/3 cup sour cream, fat free

1 1/2 cups chopped SNICKERS® Bars

½ cup flaked coconut

Green food coloring

2 cups M&M’S® Brand Speckled Chocolate Eggs

Mini muffin tin

Mini muffin paper liners

Directions:

• 1. Line muffin pan with paper muffin cups. Place one wafer cookie in the bottom of each cup, set aside.

• 2. Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla and almond extracts until smooth. Slowly add eggs and sour cream, mix until creamy. Stir in chopped SNICKERS® Bars.

• 3. Spoon mixture into muffin cups and bake in a preheated 375ºF oven until set, about 25 minutes. Cool completely and refrigerate until ready to serve.

• To serve:

• 4. Combine coconut with a few drops of food coloring to desired shade of green. Arrange on top of cheesecakes to resemble a nest. Fill nests with M&M’S® Brand Speckled Chocolate Eggs. Serve at room temperature.