Chocolate-Almond Cheesecake Bites

  • Prep 50 min
  • Total 3 hr 30 min
  • Servings 48

Ingredients

Crust

  • 16 thin chocolate wafer cookies (from 9-oz package), crushed (1 cup)
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Filling

  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Coating

  • 2 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3 tablespoons shortening
  • 2 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark), chopped
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 300°F. Cut 14x12-inch sheet of heavy-duty foil; line 8-inch square pan with foil so foil extends over sides of pan. Spray foil with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix cookie crumbs and butter. Press in bottom of pan.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in egg and almond extract, scraping bowl if necessary. Pour over crust.
  • 3
    Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until edges are set (center will be soft but will set when cool). Cool on cooling rack 1 hour. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour. Meanwhile, cover 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper.
  • 4
    Remove cheesecake from pan by lifting foil. Cut into 8 rows by 6 rows, making 48 oblong cheesecake bites. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on Medium (50%) 3 minutes. Stir; microwave in 15-second increments, stirring after each, until melted and smooth.
  • 5
    Work with half of bites at a time (24 bites); refrigerate other half until needed. Place 1 bite on fork and dip fork into chocolate to coat. Lift fork from chocolate and allow excess chocolate to drain off. Place on 1 waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Repeat with second half of bites and second waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.
  • 6
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave candy coating and oil uncovered on High 1 minute. Stir; microwave in 15-second increments, stirring after each, until melted. Spoon into small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Seal bag; cut tiny hole in corner of bag. Pipe melted coating over dipped bites. Store covered in refrigerator.

  • Use any leftover chocolate to make a decadent fudge sauce. Just stir about 1/4 cup of half-and-half into the melted chocolate.
  • If the chocolate coating cools and starts to get thick, microwave it on High for 10 to 15 seconds to soften it.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cheesecake Bite
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
4%
Sodium
40mg
2%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
7g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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