Peanut Butter Cheese Cake Minis
By Paula Deen
JUMP TO RECIPEDifficulty: Easy
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Servings: 15
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 4 tablespoons plus 1 cup, divided sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 12 bite-size peanut butter cups
- 2 (8 oz) packages at room temperature cream cheese
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon or almond extract vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
Directions
Preheat oven to 350º. Place a paper cupcake liner in each cup of a standard muffin pan.
To make crust: In a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, 4 tablespoons sugar and melted butter until crumbs are moistened. Press crust into bottom of each muffin cup. Put 1 peanut butter cup into the center of each crust.
To make the filling: Beat cream cheese with a handheld electric mixer until fluffy. Add 1 cup sugar, flour and vanilla, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Spoon cream cheese mixture over peanut butter cups and graham cracker crusts. Bake until just set, about 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely before serving.