Sunday, March 3, 2013

Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes with White Chocolate Crust #SundaySupper




When I heard #SundaySupper was having a cheese, cake, and cheesecake week I was so excited!  I knew I had to join in on the fun!



Cheesecake is by far one of my favorite desserts!  I could eat it every day!  Matter of fact when I was pregnant...I did :)  My husband would buy me cheesecake whenever we went to the grocery store and sometimes even had to make special trips out!  Not only was it delicious, but it always made me feel better.


This week I was planning on making a homemade cheesecake, but when I went on a trip to the store I came upon a tub of Philadelphia Cheesecake Filling!  Fantastic!  I'm a mom of two tiny babies... so not only would this be more convenient for me to make cakes with, but what I have left over I can just eat straight out of the tub :-)  YUM!

I decided I would use white chocolate as a main crust because I love love love white chocolate raspberry cheesecake from Olive Garden.  Instead of using white chocolate in the cheesecake though, I thought it would be neat to make the cheesecake more tart with raspberry and use the sweet chocolate for the crust.  It worked!




Here's the recipe I used:

Cupcake Pan
24 Cupcake liners

1 Tub of Philadelphia Cheesecake Filling (or 24 oz of your own no bake cheesecake recipe)
1 Bag frozen raspberries (thawed out)
1/2 c sugar
2 c white chocolate chips
36 Nilla Waffers

1/2 bag of dark chocolate raspberry melts (optional for decoration)

Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners.

Crush up the Nilla Wafers so they are fine crumbs.

Melt white chocolate chips according to package.

Push the white chocolate onto the bottom and sides of the cupcake liners creating a "bowl".



Spoon crushed Nilla Wafers into the bottom of the cupcake liners.

After the white chocolate has completely dried, spoon the cheesecake filling into the cups.  Even the tops out with a spoon.

Mix raspberries in a small bowl with 1/2 cup sugar.  Mash the raspberries with the back of a spoon until they are smooth.

Spread the raspberry sauce on top of the cheesecakes.


For decoration I melted dark cocoa raspberry melts into a mold.  Once they cooled I took them out carefully and places on top of the cheesecakes.






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16 comments:

  1. I adore white chocolate, too, Crystal, and these little bites of deliciousness look amazing!

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  2. These look amazing! And since they're tiny, I can eat more than one, right?

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  3. You said Raspberries, my magic word. I love them - these are just adorable!

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  4. I love the idea of white chocolate as a crust! These are amazing and so cute!

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  5. Yum!!! I know a lot of people that are scared to bake cheesecakes...this is a great way to still enjoy the wonderful dessert!

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  6. I can't wait until summer when my raspberry canes are fruiting because I bet this would be amazing with some fresh home-grown raspberries.

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  7. I didn't even know Philly made a cheesecake filling! Awesome! This is the perfect easy recipe for those who don't have a lot of time on their hands but still want and deserve a delicious dessert. I especially love the tart raspberries, yum!

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  8. Yes please! I love raspberry cheesecake

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  9. Love these, and I think you did fabulous. They are totally cute.

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  10. These are a perfect size Crystal except I'd probably eat like 6 of them they look so good. I know I need to join gluttons anonymous!

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  12. Great way to make the bottom "crust" for the cheesecakes with the melted chocolate and cookies. I'm remembering that trick for sure.

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  13. Oh how easy and stunning cheesecake!!Love raspberries and white chocolate combo and I bet it tasted delicious :)

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  14. So I thought for sure that I had already left you a comment on this post, but I guess I didn't! I must say that I LOVE these little cheesecakes! They are so tasty and I loved the white chocolate crust!

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  15. Perfect and easy just the way I like it!

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