Gluten-Free Eggnog Cheesecake Muffins

Serves: 2

Presley Zulauf

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

53

Sweetness

54

Sourness

49

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Eggnog

1 tsp

Nutmeg

Directions:

1

For the gluten-free flour blend: In a large bowl, whisk together the rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, xanthan gum and salt

2

For the crust: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners

3

In a small bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, brown sugar, salt, pumpkin pie spice and butter

4

Reserve about 1/4 cup for topping the finished cheesecakes, then press about 1 heaping tablespoon of the crumb mixture onto the bottom of each cup

5

Bake until golden, 3 to 4 minutes; let cool completely

6

Leave the oven on

7

For the filling: In a medium bowl and using an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggnog, eggs, vanilla, salt and nutmeg with 2 tablespoons gluten-free flour blend and beat until smooth

8

Top each crust until each cup is about 3/4 full with filling

9

Bake until set around the edges but still jiggly in the center, 15 to 18 minutes

10

Let cool completely on a wire rack, then remove from the tin

11

For the whipped cream: Using an electric mixer with cleaned beaters, beat together the whipping cream and eggnog on high speed until soft peaks form

12

Add the confectioners' sugar and pumpkin pie spice; beat on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form

13

Top the cooled cheesecakes with the whipped cream and sprinkle over the reserved cookie crumbs