Miniature Cheesecakes

Total Time: 45 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs


• 1 tablespoon sugar


• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted


• 1 (8 ounce) package philadelphia cream cheese, softened


• 1/4 cup sugar


• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel


• 1 tablespoon lemon juice


• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla


• 1 egg


• apricot preserves or strawberry preserves

Recipe

• 1 line a muffin tin for 6 muffins with paper baking cups.


• 2 combine crumbs, sugar and butter.


• 3 press a measuring tablespoon full of crumb mixture onto bottom of each muffin cup,.


• 4 bake at 325f for 5 minutes, remove from oven and let cool.


• 5 combine creme cheese, sugar, egg, peel and vanilla, mixing with an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended.


• 6 pour over crust, filling each cup 3/4 full.


• 7 bake at 325f for @ 25 minutes, cool before removing from pan, chill. cheesecakes will settle a little.


• 8 top with preserves just before serving.