Chocolate Orange Cheesecakes

Serves: 2

Leola Gaylord

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

47

Sweetness

52

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

2

Butter muffin cups

3

Grind wafers to a fine powder in a food processor

4

Mix together wafer crumbs, 2 tablespoons butter, and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a bowl with a rubber spatula until combined well

5

Divide crumbs among muffin cups, then firmly press onto bottom and a little up side of each cup with your fingertips or with bottom of an 1/8-cup measure by twisting measure

6

Bake 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack and cool in muffin pan 10 minutes

7

Gently rotate crusts with your fingertips to loosen and turn out onto rack

8

Beat together cream cheese, zest, and remaining brown sugar (3 tablespoons plus 1/3 teaspoon) with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until fluffy

9

Beat cream in another bowl with cleaned beaters until it just holds stiff peaks

10

Stir about one third of whipped cream into cream cheese mixture to lighten, then gently fold in remaining whipped cream until just combined

11

Mound filling into crusts with a spoon (or pipe filling into crusts with a pastry bag) and serve, or chill until ready to serve

12

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

13

Butter muffin cups

14

Grind wafers to a fine powder in a food processor

15

Mix together wafer crumbs, 2 tablespoons butter, and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a bowl with a rubber spatula until combined well

16

Divide crumbs among muffin cups, then firmly press onto bottom and a little up side of each cup with your fingertips or with bottom of an 1/8-cup measure by twisting measure

17

Bake 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack and cool in muffin pan 10 minutes

18

Gently rotate crusts with your fingertips to loosen and turn out onto rack

19

Beat together cream cheese, zest, and remaining brown sugar (3 tablespoons plus 1/3 teaspoon) with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until fluffy

20

Beat cream in another bowl with cleaned beaters until it just holds stiff peaks

21

Stir about one third of whipped cream into cream cheese mixture to lighten, then gently fold in remaining whipped cream until just combined

22

Mound filling into crusts with a spoon (or pipe filling into crusts with a pastry bag) and serve, or chill until ready to serve