Ritz New York-Style Mini Crumb Cheesecakes

Serves: 4

Cecile Bahringer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

55

Sweetness

55

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3

Eggs

1 cup

Sour Cream

1 tsp

Lemon Juice

2 tbsps

Flour

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F

2

Line two muffin tins with cupcake liners

3

Spread 1 teaspoon cold hot fudge sauce over top of 24 crackers

4

Place the crackers, fudge side up, in the lined cups

5

Blend cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until creamy

6

Add egg yolk and eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition

7

Mix in sour cream, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and butter

8

Mix until incorporated

9

Pour batter into muffin cups to about 3/4 full, about 2 heaping tablespoons per cup

10

To make the crumb topping, combine the crushed RITZ Bits Peanut Butter sandwich crackers, flour, light brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter until mixture has a wet look

11

Set aside

12

Bake cheesecakes in preheated oven 15 minutes

13

Remove cheesecakes and evenly distribute crumb topping over each cake

14

Return cheesecakes to oven and continue to bake until crumb topping is browned and a toothpick inserted into cheesecake come out dry, about 15 more minutes

15

Remove cheesecakes from oven and allow to cool completely

16

When cooled, transfer to a covered container and refrigerate up to 2 hours

17

Before serving, place peanut butter and caramel sauce in microwave safe mixing bowl

18

Microwave 30 seconds

19

Carefully remove dish from microwave and stir

20

Drizzle peanut butter caramel sauce over top of cheesecakes

21

Leftover cheesecakes should be stored in the refrigerator