Mini Turtle Cheesecakes
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Rich & indulgent!
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Caramel cheesecake, dark chocolate, pecans, and salted caramel sauce—what's not to love?
Mini cheesecakes are made in a muffin pan and require
no
water bath, so they're less fussy than full-size cheesecakes!
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Gather sugar, dark chocolate, heavy cream,
Gather sugar, dark chocolate, heavy cream,
salted caramel sauce, graham crackers, eggs,
salted caramel sauce, graham crackers, eggs,
butter, pecans, vanilla, and cream cheese.
butter, pecans, vanilla, and cream cheese.
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Place the pecans and graham crackers in a food processor and process until fine.
Place the pecans and graham crackers in a food processor and process until fine.
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Stir in melted butter until the crumbs hold together, like this.
Stir in melted butter until the crumbs hold together, like this.
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Place about a Tablespoon of the crust into each paper liner in a muffin pan.
Place about a Tablespoon of the crust into each paper liner in a muffin pan.
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Pack down with a flat-bottomed measuring cup or your clean fingers.
Pack down with a flat-bottomed measuring cup or your clean fingers.
Reduce the mess by using an extra paper liner between the crumbs and the cup!
Reduce the mess by using an extra paper liner between the crumbs and the cup!
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Melt the chocolate with the heavy cream and stir until combined.
Melt the chocolate with the heavy cream and stir until combined.
Then, add about a teaspoon on top of each packed crust.
Then, add about a teaspoon on top of each packed crust.
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Then, make the caramel cheesecake filling:
Then, make the caramel cheesecake filling:
Pulse cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and caramel in the food processor until smooth.
Pulse cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and caramel in the food processor until smooth.
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Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add the eggs and pulse until just combined.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add the eggs and pulse until just combined.
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The filling should be smooth and easily run off your spatula.
The filling should be smooth and easily run off your spatula.
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Divide the filling evenly, about three Tablespoons in each.
Divide the filling evenly, about three Tablespoons in each.
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Bake at 350°F/175°C for 18-21 minutes until only the centers are slightly jiggly.
Bake at 350°F/175°C for 18-21 minutes until only the centers are slightly jiggly.
Let cool in the pan for about an hour.
Let cool in the pan for about an hour.
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Remove the cheesecakes from the pan, then add your toppings!
Remove the cheesecakes from the pan, then add your toppings!
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Use the leftover ganache as a drizzle, then top with pecans and salted caramel sauce.
Use the leftover ganache as a drizzle, then top with pecans and salted caramel sauce.
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This recipe has a cleanup rating of 3 out of 5, at A Lil Messy.
This recipe has a cleanup rating of 3 out of 5, at A Lil Messy.
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Recipe, tips & tricks, & nutritional information via the link below!
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