Learn how to make these adorable and delicious mini turtle cheesecakes with a brownie bottom and topped with caramel, chocolate, and pecans.
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 35 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 50 minutesminutes
Servings:20servings
Ingredients
Crust
½cupunsalted butter
⅓cupsemi sweet chocolate chips
1cupsugar
2eggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract
½cupall-purpose flour
½teaspoonsalt
Cheesecake
16ouncescream cheese, at room temperature, (2 8-ounce bricks, do not use fat free)
1egg at room temperature
⅓cupgranulated sugar
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
Turtle Topping
½cupcaramels + 3 tablespoons heavy cream
½cupsemisweet chocolate chips + 2 tablespoons heavy cream
pecans
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
For the brownie layer, stir together flour and salt in a small bowl and set aside. In a microwave safe bowl combine chocolate and butter and microwave on half-power for 1 minute. Stir and return to microwave for 20 seconds at a time, stirring after each until smooth.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine sugar, eggs and vanilla and whisk until completely incorporated. Whisk in the chocolate mixture. Stir in the flour mixture until just incorporated.
Spoon the brownie mixture into the bottom of each cupcake liner. Bake for 10 minutes and set aside.
Prepare the cheesecake layer by creaming together the cream cheese, egg, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Fill each liner 3/4 full with the cheesecake mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes until cheesecake is set. (Just wiggle the pan a little big and if the cheesecake doesn't move much it's done). Allow to cool about 15 minutes.
Combine caramels and heavy cream in a microwave safe bowl and cook on half power for 2 minutes. Stir, return to microwave for 20 seconds at a time until smooth. Repeat process in another bowl with chocolate chips and heavy cream.
Spoon some caramel sauce on the top of each each cheesecake. Transfer to freezer or fridge for 2-3 minutes, then spoon chocolate sauce on top of caramel. Top with pecans. Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
Notes
Store in airtight container in fridge up to five days.