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Candy Cane Peppermint Cheesecake Cupcakes
For a delightful holiday treat that is super simple to make, look no further than this candy cane peppermint cheesecake cupcake recipe. It's the perfect Christmas dessert.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Chilling time:
1
hour
hour
Total Time
1
hour
hour
25
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
cupcakes
Calories
203
kcal
Author
Wanda Simone
Equipment
cupcake liners
Cupcake (or muffin) tin
rolling pin
measuring cups and spoons
electric mixer and mixing bowl
wire cooling rack
Ingredients
12
chocolate wafer cookies
crushed
1
8-oz package
cream cheese
1
5.3-oz container
vanilla yogurt
⅓
cup
sugar
1
large
egg
¼
teaspoon
peppermint extract
4 to 5
drops
red food coloring
1
can
whipping cream
5
mini candy canes
crushed
Instructions
Heat the oven to 375°F.
Line a cupcake pan with liners.
Divide the crushed chocolate wafers equally among the cups.
12 chocolate wafer cookies
In an electric mixer, mix the cream cheese, yogurt, sugar, egg, peppermint extract and food coloring until smooth.
1 8-oz package cream cheese,
1 5.3-oz container vanilla yogurt,
⅓ cup sugar,
1 large egg,
¼ teaspoon peppermint extract,
4 to 5 drops red food coloring
Fill each of the cups about 3/4 full.
Bake for 15 minutes. Then allow to cool to room temperature on a wire cooling rack.
Once cooled, place in the freezer for at least one hour.
Before serving, allow the cupcakes to thaw for 15 minutes.
Then top with whipping cream and a sprinkling of crushed candy canes.
1 can whipping cream,
5 mini candy canes
Notes
To decrease the fat content (and the calories) a little, use neufchatel cheese instead of cream cheese.
Plain yogurt will work instead of vanilla yogurt.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
cupcake
|
Calories:
203
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
19
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
13
g
|
Saturated Fat:
8
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
4
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
58
mg
|
Sodium:
122
mg
|
Potassium:
83
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
14
g
|
Vitamin A:
503
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
54
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg