Oreo Crusted Mini Cherry Cheesecake

I'm not a big cheesecake fan. I usually will try a bite out of curiosity, but I'm rarely wanting to have another. This is even the case with my own cheesecakes. Trust that those are delicious, or so I'm told by people that like cheesecake. So me liking cheesecake is a personal problem and not one to be blamed on the cake itself.

UNTIL I made this. It's the simplest of simple twists on the mini cheese cakes that I usually make. Just swap out the vanilla wafer for an Oreo. bada-bing. bada-boom. A cheesecake that I actually wanted more than one bite of!

Oreo Crusted Mini Cherry Cheesecakes

2 eggs

3/4 c. Sugar

16 oz. cream cheese

2 tsp. vanilla

16 vanilla wafer cookies

1 can pie filling (I used cherry)

1 bag Oreos (I used double stuffed)

cupcake liners

1. Preheat oven to 375 and place liners in cupcake tin. Drop 1 Oreo into bottom of each.
2. Beat eggs with sugar.
3. Break cream cheese into pieces, add to eggs and sugar and beat until smooth (10 min) then mix in vanilla.
4. Fill liners 3/4 full with cream cheese mixtures and bake 10-12 minutes.
5. They will look pale and sink in the middle after cooking.
6. Top with Tbsp of pie filling and refrigerate.
7. EAT!

Quick and Easy Desserts

I don't know about you, but sometimes I don't have a lot of time and energy to put into making something. Other times? I am just lazy. When this happens I have two default desserts: Peanut Butter Blossoms and Mini Cheesecakes.

My mom would always make peanut butter blossoms around the holidays, but I think that this delicious goodness should be enjoyed year round! When running short on time use shortcuts such as pre-made cookie dough.

Peanut Butter Blossoms 

package of pre-made peanut butter cookie dough

bag of Hershey Kisses

sugar

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Divide cookie dough into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar.
• Place on cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes (can vary depending on your oven).
• While cookies are baking, unwrap Hershey kisses.
• As soon as cookies are removed from the oven, place kisses in the middle. (The heat from the cookie will melt them a bit. yum!)
• Move cookies to cooling rack.
• Enjoy!

This next desert comes from my grandma. They are a crowd pleaser and are super cute! 

Mini Cheesecakes

2 eggs

3/4 c. Sugar

16 oz. cream cheese

2 tsp. vanilla

16 vanilla wafer cookies

1 can pie filling (I usually go with cherry)

Vanilla Wafers

cupcake liners

• Preheat oven to 375 and place liners in cupcake tin. Drop 1 vanilla wafer into bottom of each.
• Beat eggs with sugar.
• Break cream cheese into pieces, add to eggs and sugar and beat until smooth (10 min) then mix in vanilla.
• Fill liners 3/4 full with cream cheese mixtures and bake 10-12 minutes.
• They will look pale and sink in the middle after cooking.
• Top with Tbsp of pie filling and refrigerate.
• Remove paper before serving.

 It took me about 1.5 hours to make both of these. 

Let me know what you top your cheesecake with!