Mini Oreo Cheesecakes
The idea of these mini Oreo cheesecakes came to me several years ago when reading a recipe that called for a vanilla wafer as the base of the cheesecakes. I thought, ‘Wow, I bet an OREO would be awesome in a recipe like this’. And so this recipe was born. No lie – I have actually had neighbors (plural, as in from different households) show up at my front door – tin foil in hand – waiting for me to load them up on these delicious treats.
This is all that you need:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together the eggs, sugar, cream cheese, & vanilla extract using an electric mixer.
Lightly grease a muffin pan. Put one oreo in each one of the 12 cups. Fill to the top with the cream cheese mixture.
Bake for about 20 minutes. Set on a wire cooling rack until cooled completely.
Now, you can just be done here, and they are wonderful! Or, you can take a step further & add some chocolate to it. Now, I am a chocla-holic, so this step is mandatory for me.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips by cooking on 15 second intervels, stirring each time, until completely melted.
Dip the bottoms of the mini cheesecakes into the chocolate, & using a small spoon, cover the tops of them with chocolate too. Don’t worry if they aren’t perfectly covered…gives it character! Carefully place them on a baking sheet covered with wax paper – or use a silicone baking board as I do.
To make for a prettier presentation, you can also just dip the bottoms of them into the melted chocolate, & after removing – drizzle more on the tops for that ‘ooh la la’ effect.
Mini Oreo Cheesecakes
Ingredients
- half a package of Oreos
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 8oz packages of room temp. cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Using an electric mixer, cream together the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, & vanilla extract.
- Lightly grease a muffin pan. Put an Oreo cookie in each one of the 12 muffin cups. Fill to the top with the cream cheese mixture.
- Bake for about 20 minutes. Cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
- If desired, melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 15 second intervals, stirring each time, until melted. Dip the bottoms of the mini cheesecakes in the melted chocolate, & cover the tops using a spoon. You can also just dip the bottoms, and drizzle the chocolate on top for a prettier presentation.
- Set the chocolate covered cheesecakes on wax paper, or another non stick surface until set. Store in the refrigerator. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream on top if desired.
Wow these look absolutely delish! YUM! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
This seriously looks so goooooood! thank you for sharing!
Those look delightful! I love cheesecake and oreos. Can’t wait to try them 🙂 I would love for you to come visit me at thefarmgirlrecipes.blogspot.com!
Those look amazing … I have to try them!
Thanks for sharing – visiting from Be Different Act Normal.
I love these. What could be better than an oreo and cheesecake. Yum!
Wow, those look amazing! I’m featuring this over at womenwhodoitall.blogspot.com.
Jill
These look AMAZING!! I’m a little worried they’ll be too easy to make for my own good! 🙂 Thanks so much for the recipie, I look forward to making them soon! 🙂 I’m glad to of found you on a linky party! I’m now a follower! 🙂
Oh my do these look so great. I’m entertaining guests next weekend and think I will try these! Thanks so much for sharing at Saturday Swap. Love your Temp-Tations batter bowl.
Just LIcked the Screen! I love that you used Great Valu oreo’s to save on costs & are those farm fresh eggs??!! Nothing tastes better then fresh eggs I wonder what these would taste like if you added mint oreos & mint flavoring into cheesecake & frosting? Or maybe peanut butter??
Wow, these look incredible! Mouthwatering. 🙂 Feel free to hook it up to my Weekend Review Linky Party… they look too divine not to share. 😉 YUM thanks for sharing.
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Genius! I love everything about these. Wish I could have one right now!
OH. MY. GOODNESS. These look divine! Thanks for linking up to Fun w/ Food Friday on Paisley Passions. I hope you stop by again soon 🙂
there isn’t a single thing about this that i don’t love. awesome! glad to have found your blog!
-meg
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Omg, these are so amazing. I think I just drooled on my keyboard. I featured you today on my snack round up 🙂
http://sunshineandchaucer.blogspot.com/2011/02/bite-sized-treat-round-up.html
Oh my word! I want one right now. 🙂 Thanks for providing me with a recipe for Easter.
These sound delicious, I can’t wait to try them, I LOVE cheesecake 🙂 I posted about them here:
http://itssewforyou.blogspot.com/2011/02/craving-cupcakes.html
I made these last Wednesday evening, they are AMAZING!!! & so easy to make! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, I just love your site! 😉
These look so good! I am going to bookmark your recipe.
Yummy! I can’t wait to try these also. Thanks for sharing… I’ve found so many great recipes on your site!
-Rachel