Mini Lemon and Blueberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

Name: Mini Lemon and Blueberry Cheesecake Cupcakes
Total time: 1920 s
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 stick graham crackers; 1 tbsp white sugar; 2 tbsp butter, melted; 1 packages cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 1/2 tsp lemon zest; 6 tbsp blueberry jam, separated; 1/2 pints blueberries; 1 powdered sugar for dusting

HardDog1110 @cook_2825785

San Antonio, TX

These are super good and pretty easy to make. The sweetness and tartness play with the palate in interesting ways. These are delicious treats.

HardDog1110 @cook_2825785

San Antonio, TX

These are super good and pretty easy to make. The sweetness and tartness play with the palate in interesting ways. These are delicious treats.

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Ingredients

32 mins

9 servings

Crust
4 stickgraham crackers
1 tbspwhite sugar
2 tbspbutter, melted
Cheesecake Filling
1 packagescream cheese, softened
1/2 cupwhite sugar
1/2 tspvanilla extract
1 largeegg
1/2 tsplemon zest
Topping
6 tbspblueberry jam, separated
1/2 pintsblueberries
1powdered sugar for dusting

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Steps

32 mins

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CRUST:
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Preheat the oven to 350°F.
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Line a muffin tin with 9 liners.
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Fill the empty spaces with water to ensure even baking.
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Crush or chop the graham crackers to crumbs and stir into the sugar and melted butter.
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Press n even amount of Graham cracker crumbs into each muffin liner.
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Press down the crust with a bottle cap an set aside.
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FILLING:
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In a medium sized bowl, combine the of rented cream cheese an white sugar. Beat until smooth and creamy.
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Add the vanilla extract, egg, and lemon zest. Beat until combined.
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Pour the cheesecake filling evenly between the 9 cups and bake for 20-22 minutes. The centers will still jiggle a bit by the edges should a very light brown.
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Remove from oven and let cool at room temperature for 30 minutes.
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Transfer the cups to the fridge and let cool for at least 2 hours.
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The cheesecakes may have risen in the oven and will deflate quite a bit while cooling.
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TOPPING:
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Once the cheesecakes have cooled, place 4 1/2 TBsp of blueberry jam in a small bowl and microwave for 20-25 seconds.
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Spoon 1/2 TBsp of jam on the top of each cheesecake and spread to cover the top.
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Immediately top with fresh blueberries.
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Place the last 1 1/2 TBsp jam in the same bowl and microwave for 10-15 seconds.
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Using a pastry brush, brush the tops of all the blueberries with the jam.
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Dust the tops with powdered sugar.
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Serve immediately.