LEMON-WHITE CHOCOLATE MINI CHEESECAKES

Lemon-White Chocolate Mini Cheesecakes image

Spiff up your next social occasion with Lemon-White Chocolate Mini Cheesecakes. These Lemon-White Chocolate Mini Cheesecakes are tiny but mighty. The flavor combination of creamy white chocolate and bright, citrusy lemon makes these mini cheesecakes a tea party classic!

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 3h20m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S White Chocolate, divided
28 square shortbread cookies (1-1/2 inch), divided
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar, divided
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. zest and 1/4 cup juice from 2 lemons
2 eggs

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F.
Melt 2 oz. chocolate as directed on package; set aside for later use.
Use pulsing action of food processor to process 16 cookies until finely crushed; spoon into medium bowl. Add butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; mix well. Press onto bottoms of 12 paper-lined muffin cups, adding about 1 Tbsp. crumb mixture to each prepared cup.
Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add lemon zest, lemon juice and melted chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Spoon over crusts.
Bake 17 to 20 min. or until centers are almost set. Cool completely.
Melt remaining chocolate. Coarsely chop remaining cookies; sprinkle over cheesecakes. Drizzle with melted chocolate.
Refrigerate 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Fat 23 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Sodium 260 mg, Carbohydrate 27 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 18 g, Protein 5 g