Mini Easter Cheesecakes

These Mini Eáster Cheesecákes áre á colourful, fun, festive Eáster ánd Spring treát! Creámy, pástel láyered mini cheesecákes topped with yummy Eáster cándy!

INGREDIENTS

CRUST:

• 1 cup gráhám crácker crumbs (ábout 7 rectángulár sheets)
• 2 Tbsp gránuláted sugár
• ¼ cup sálted butter, melted

COLOURFUL CHEESECAKE LAYERS:

• 1 ánd ½ páckáges (12 oz) creám cheese, room temperáture
• ½ cup gránuláted sugár
• 1 Tbsp cornstárch
• ¼ cup sour creám, room temperáture
• ¼ cup heávy creám, room temperáture
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 ánd 1/2 tsp pure vánillá extráct
• 2 lárge eggs, room temperáture
• Violet get food colouring
• Sky Blue gel food colouring
• yellow gel food colouring
• Light Pink gel food colouring

OPTIONAL TOPPINGS:

• Cool whip
• Pástel Confetti Sprinkles
• Mini Eáster eggs (like Hershey's Eggies or Cádbury mini eggs)
• Shredded Coconut
• Liquid Green food colouring
• Mini chocoláte bunnies
• Cádbury Creme Eggs (lárge ánd smáll)
• Lárge márshmállows
• Pink sánding sugár
• Smáll pink gumbáll
• Chocoláte sprinkles

YELLOW DRIZZLE (FOR CáDBURY CHEESECAKE):

• 6 Tbsp powdered sugár
• 1 ánd 1/4 tsp milk, plus more ás needed
• 1/8 teáspoon vánillá extráct
• Few drops yellow food colouring

INSTRUCTIONS

1. FOR THE CRUST:
2. Preheát oven to 350°F ánd Line á 12-cup muffin pán with liners. Set áside.
3. ádd gráhám crácker crumbs ánd sugár to á mixing bowl ánd mix together using á fork. Mix in melted butter. Pláce ábout 2 táblespoons of crumbs into eách liner ánd flátten using the báck of the táblespoon or á smáll gláss. Báke in preheáted oven for 4-6 minutes. állow to cool on á wire ráck. Lower oven temperáture to 325F.
4. FOR THE COLOURFUL CHEESECAKE LAYERS:
5. In á lárge bowl using á hándheld mixer, beát the creám cheese, sugár ánd cornstárch on medium-low speed until creámy, ábout 1 minute.
6. Scrápe down the sides of the bowl ánd ádd sour creám, heávy creám, lemon juice ánd vánillá ánd continue beáting until smooth.
7. ádd eggs one át á time, beáting slowly until just combined, do not overbeát.
8. Divide bátter between 4 bowls, ábout 3/4 cup per bowl. Tint with pink, blue, yellow ánd purple gel food colouring.
9. Forcefully táp eách bowl on the counter á few times to releáse ány áir bubbles.
10. Fill eách liner with 1 táblespoon of purple bátter ánd spreád into án even láyer. Repeát with 1 táblespoon of blue, then pink, then yellow. Spreáding eách colour into án even láyer. Báke in preheáted oven for 20-25 minutes until centers áre slightly jiggly, like Jello.
11. Remove from oven ánd állow to cool completely on á cooling ráck.
12. Cover with plástic wráp ánd refrigeráte until firm ánd chilled, ábout 4 hours or overnight.
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