Quick Cherry Cheesecake Bites

Name: Quick Cherry Cheesecake Bites
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup Pretzels; 1 cup Unsalted Butter (melted); 16 oz Light Cream Cheese; 1 cup Water (boiling); 1 envelope Gelatin; 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar; 1/2 Lemon (juiced); 1 Lemon (zested); 21 oz Cherry Pie Filling

hands.matt @cook_3355319

North Carolina

I got the idea for the filling from the gelatin package, but decided to give it a pretzel crust, because I like the saltiness. Plus, I added the lemon juice/zest and added the cherry pie filling. I think they make a great combination.

hands.matt @cook_3355319

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Ingredients

24 servings

2 cupPretzels
1 cupUnsalted Butter (melted)
16 ozLight Cream Cheese
1 cupWater (boiling)
1 envelopeGelatin
3/4 cupGranulated Sugar
1/2Lemon (juiced)
1Lemon (zested)
21 ozCherry Pie Filling

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

In a food processor, pulse 2 cups of pretzels three to four times until a rough chop is achieved. You want a mixture of crumbs and chunks.
3

Stir melted butter into pretzels until mixed thoroughly. Spoon equally into cupcake tray with cupcake liners in it. Fill each about halfway and place in oven for 15 minutes.
4

While pretzel crusts bake, stir gelatin, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest together until sugar is completely dissolved. With a mixer or beaters, mix in cream cheese until smooth.
5

When pretzel crusts are done, spoon the cream cheese mixture equally into the cups and place in the refrigerator.
6

Let chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Remove and top equally with spoonfuls of cherry pie filling and serve.