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Mini Cherry Cheesecakes

Prep: 15 mins Cook: 15 mins Additional: 1 hr 30 mins Total: 2 hrs

Servings: 24

Yield: 2 dozen mini cheesecakes

Ingredients

24 wafers vanilla wafer cookies

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
¾ cup white sugar
2 large eggs eggs

2 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (12 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups

with paper liners.

Step 2

Place a vanilla wafer into the bottom of each muffin cup.

Step 3

Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a
bowl until fluffy. Spoon mixture into the muffin cups, filling them 2/3
full.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake filling is set, 15 to 20
minutes. Let cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. Spoon 2 or 3
cherries from pie filling over each cheesecake.

Cook's Note: