Mini Melting Witch Cheesecakes ~ Recipe | Queenslee Appétit (2024)

Ingredients

Crust:

• 18 whole Oreos
• 3 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

Filling:

• 5 oz Bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1 and ½ packages (12 oz) cream cheese, room temperature
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 tablespoon all purpose flour
• ½ cup sour cream, room temperature
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• Few drops of black food colouring

Green Slime:

• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 and ½ cups white chocolate chips
• Few drops of neon green food colouring

Witches Hats:

• ¼ cup store bought vanilla frosting
• Few drops of neon green food colouring
• 6-7 Oreos, split + filling scraped off
• 12-14 Hershey's Kisses

Green Whipped Cream:

• 1 cup heavy cream, chilled
• Few drops of neon green food colouring
• 3 tablespoon powdered sugar

Instructions

For the Crust:

1. Preheat oven to 350F and Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
2. In a food processor or in a large ziploc bag using a rolling pin, crush Oreos into fine crumbs.
3. Add Oreo crumbs and melted butter to a mixing bowl and mix together using a fork. Place 1 tablespoon of crumbs into each liner and flatten using the back of the tablespoon or a small glass. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack. Lower oven temperature to 325F.

For the Filling:

1. Melt 5 ounces of bittersweet or semisweet chocolate in a small bowl in the microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring after each until completely melted and smooth. Set aside to cool.
2. In a large bowl using a handheld mixer, beat the cream cheese, sugar, cocoa and flour on medium speed until creamy, about 3-4 minutes.
3. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add sour cream, heavy cream and vanilla and continue beating until smooth.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating slowly until just combined, do not overbeat. Add melted chocolate and mix on low speed to combine. Mix in black food colouring. Forcefully tap bowl on the counter a few times to release any air bubbles.
5. Fill each liner with ¼ cup of batter. Tap and jiggle the pan so the cheesecake settles. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until cheesecakes puff up.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack.Cheesecakes will sink while cooling.
7. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm and chilled, about 4 hours or overnight.

For the Green Slime:

1. Heat the heavy whipping cream in a small saucepan over medium heat, until it just begins to boil, then pour it over the white chocolate chips. Allow it to sit for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth. Add a few drops of neon green food colouring and stir until combined. Cover the ganache and refrigerate until ganache thickens. Meanwhile, make the witches hats.

For the Witches Hats:

1. Split Oreos in half and lick off the cream filling. Place them on a plate top side up.
2. Tint ¼ cup of store bought white frosting green using neon green food colouring. Transfer to a small ziploc bag and snip off a small corner.
3. Pipe a dot of green frosting in the centre of the Oreo and place a Hershey's kiss on top, pressing down so some of the green frosting squeezes out. Transfer to the refrigerator until ready to assemble.

For the Green Whipped Cream:

1. Combine the heavy cream and a few drops of green food colouring in a measuring cup.
2. Pour the cream into a chilled mixer bowl, using a hand mixer, Whip cream until it reaches soft peaks, about 2 minutes.
3. Add the powdered sugar and beat until cream holds peaks, about 1 minute.

Assembly of the Mini Melting Witch Cheesecakes:

1. Take cheesecakes out of the refrigerator and remove the liners. Pour the green slime on top of each cheesecake, letting it drip down the sides to give a melting effect.
2. In a piping bag fitted with a large star tip, pipe swirl of green whipped cream on top of the slime.
3. Remove witches hats from the refrigerator and gently place on top of the whipped cream. Serve and enjoy!

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