These little beauties are as spectacular as they look. If you adore chocolate then this is the treat for you! Layer upon layer of chocolate and they all marry well together from the crust to the cheesecake and ganache to the whipped cream and Hershey bar on top! I hope you love these Mini Death By Chocolate Cheesecakes!
Mini Death By Chocolate Cheesecakes
Ingredients
Crusts
- 1 cup oreo cookie crumbs
- 2 T. melted butter
Cheesecake
- 12 ounces soft cream cheese
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 4 oz melted dark chocolate
Ganache
- 3 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup heavy cream
Whipped Cream
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 3 T. powdered sugar
- 3 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Hershey bars for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F
- Line pan with cupcake lines.
Crust
- Mix cookie crumbs and butter and press into 12 cupcake cups.
- Bake 5 mins.
Filling
- Lower oven to 300.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar and cocoa on low.
- Add sour cream and vanilla.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Add the melted chocolate.Bake 15 mins then shut oven heat off and leave them in the oven for 10 mins. Then, Crack the door open and leave them in for an additional 20 mins. Chill in fridge.
Ganache
- In a saucepan over medium-low heat chips and cream.
- Whisk smooth and add some to each cheesecake on the top.
Cream
- Beat cream, powdered sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla to stiff peaks.
- Pipe on top and add a hershey bar rectangle.
- Keep chilled.
Adapted from Life, Love and Sugar
