PHILADELPHIA Easter Mini Cheesecakes

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

3 HRS 20 MIN

Servings

18 Servings

There's only one thing that can pry their attention away from the chocolate in the Easter basket: one of these PHILADELPHIA Easter Mini Cheesecakes!


Ingredients

  • 1-1/4

    cup

    graham crumbs

  • 1/4

    cup

    butter, melted

  • 3

    pkg

    (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened

  • 3/4

    cup

    sugar

  • 1

    tsp

    vanilla

  • 3

    eggs

  • 1

    cup

    plus 2 Tbsp. desiccated unsweetened coconut, toasted

  • 54

    speckled chocolate eggs (250 g)


Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 325°F.

  2. Step 2

    Mix graham crumbs, 2 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottoms of 18 paper-lined muffin cups.

  3. Step 3

    Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Spoon over crusts.

  4. Step 4

    Bake 25 to 30 min. or until centers are almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 2 hours.

  5. Step 5

    Top each cheesecake with 1 Tbsp. coconut; shape to resemble bird's nest. Fill with malted milk eggs.