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.