Caramilk Cheesecake Cups - individual serves of Caramilk cheesecake served in elegant glasses, the perfect make ahead dessert for your next dinner party!
140gbiscuits/cookiesI used 12 Butternut Snap Cookies
40gsalted buttermelted
1teaspoonlight brown sugar
180gblock of Caramilk chocolatebroken into squares
225gcream cheesesoftened
250mlpure cream35% milk fat with no thickeners added
½teaspoonvanilla
icing/confectioners sugar to tasteoptional
35gCaramilk Twirl barbroken into pieces to decorate
Instructions
Place biscuits (140g) into a food processer and process into fine crumbs, then remove 1 tablespoon of crumbs to reserve for decoration.
Combine melted butter (40g) and light brown sugar (1 tsp) then add to the biscuit crumbs in the processor and process until mixed, then set aside.
Melt Caramilk chocolate (180g broken into squares) in the microwave in 30 second bursts (mixing with a metal spoon between bursts) and set aside to cool slightly.
In a large bowl, mix cream cheese (225g) until smooth, then add vanilla (½ tsp) and melted Caramilk and mix to combine.
In a separate bowl, whip the cream (250ml) then add whipped cream to Caramilk cream cheese mixture and mix until combined. Taste test for sweetness, adding confectioners sugar (a small amount at a time) if required.
Divide biscuit mixture evenly between four glasses, then spoon or pipe Caramilk cheesecake mixture on top of the biscuit base. Decorate with reserved biscuit crumbs and pieces of Caramilk Twirl.
Notes
The glasses I have used in the photos are 400ml (approx 1 ⅔ cup) capacity.
I have used pure cream (35% milk fat with no thickeners added), but any kind of cream will be fine as long as it can be whipped (you may need to check the package).
I have included icing/confectioners sugar as an optional ingredient because I find the Caramilk cheesecake mixture sweet enough without it. But, having said that sugar can be a bit like salt in a recipe like this in that people's preferences can vary a lot. This is why I suggest that you put it in last, so you can have a taste test first.
*Please note that the amount of calories per serve is provided as a guide only, as ingredients and cooking methods can vary greatly*