Blueberry-Lavender Cheesecake Minis

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

3 HRS 30 MIN

Servings

12 Servings


Ingredients

6 

shortbread cookie fingers, finely crushed (about 1 cup)

1 tbsp

butter, melted

6 tbsp

blueberry preserves, divided

3/4 cup

blueberries, divided

1/2  cup

plus 1 Tbsp. sugar, divided

1/2 tsp

vanilla

2 

eggs

1/2 cup

heavy whipping cream

1 tsp

dried lavender flowers


Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 325°F.

Step 2

Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottoms of 12 paper-lined muffin pan cups, adding about 1 Tbsp. crumb mixture to each cup.

Step 3

Add 2 Tbsp. preserves to 1/2 cup blueberries in small bowl; stir gently to evenly coat blueberries with preserves. Set aside.

Step 4

Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Remove 1-1/2 cups batter; reserve for later use. Add 2 Tbsp. of the remaining blueberry preserves to remaining batter; stir just enough to slightly swirl preserves into batter.

Step 5

Spoon reserved plain batter evenly over crusts; top with preserve-coated blueberries, then swirled blueberry batter.

Step 6

Bake 18 to 20 min. or until centers of cheesecakes are almost set. Cool completely

Step 7

Refrigerate 2 hrs.

Step 8

Beat whipping cream and remaining sugar in small bowl with mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.

Step 9

Spoon remaining blueberry preserves onto tops of cheesecakes; top with whipped cream, remaining blueberries and the lavender flowers.