Happy Valentine’s Day a little bit early. I baked you some mini cherry cheesecakes with an Oreo cookie crust. They will be the hit of your Valentine’s Day party – whether it’s an office party or a date night in – who can resist these. Or for those who like to plan (way) ahead, save the recipe for your holiday parties. It’s an easy, one-bowl recipe that’s not fussy at all. You don’t even have to make a crushed Oreo cookie crust and dirty your food processor. Just plop a whole Oreo in the bottom of a muffin liner and you’re set. The creamy filling is as easy as mixing up cream cheese, sugar, and stirring in cherry pie filling.
I used almond extract in the filling because I adore it, and it goes especially well with all things cherry, but you can use vanilla extract if you prefer. The filling makes enough for about 18 mini cheesecakes but because I don’t have an 18-count pan nor do I like to bake on two racks at the same time because things can bake unevenly, I filled one 12-count muffin pan and lined an 8×4 loaf pan with parchment. I put Oreos on the bottom of the loaf pan and poured the remaining filling over the top. Major win because the muffin pan and the loaf pan baked side by side on the same rack, albeit the mini cheesecakes were done in about 30 minutes and the loaf took about 45 minutes.
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