Description
Circus Animal Cheesecake Cups bring nostalgic childhood dessert memories to life with playful pink and white frosted cookie crumbles. Sweet cream cheese filling nestles beneath colorful cookie pieces, promising delightful texture and flavor in each creamy spoonful you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (240 grams) pink circus animal cookies
- 8 oz (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (120 ml) sweetened condensed milk
- 3 tbsps (45 ml) butter, melted
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) vanilla paste or extract
Instructions
- Prepare Pan: Line cupcake pan with liners, creating a pristine foundation for the dessert.
- Cookie Transformation: Pulverize circus animal cookies into fine, sandy crumbs using a food processor or rolling pin technique, ensuring uniform texture.
- Crust Creation: Merge cookie crumbs with melted butter, thoroughly mixing to form a cohesive base, reserving a small portion for garnishing.
- Crust Placement: Distribute and compact a tablespoon of crumb mixture into each liner, establishing a robust foundation.
- Filling Fusion: In a large mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla, blending with an electric mixer until achieving a smooth, lump-free consistency.
- Filling Distribution: Meticulously pour the creamy mixture over the cookie crust, using a spoon to level and ensure complete coverage within each liner.
- Decorative Finish: Sprinkle nonpareil decorations and reserved cookie crumbs across the surface, adding a playful visual element.
- Chilling Phase: Refrigerate for 2-3 hours, allowing the cheesecake cups to set and develop a luxurious, firm texture.
- Serving Presentation: Carefully remove cupcake liners, unveiling the whimsical circus animal cheesecake cups ready to enchant dessert enthusiasts.
Notes
- Crumb Crushing Technique: Use a food processor or rolling pin to create fine, even cookie crumbs for a perfectly textured crust that holds together beautifully.
- Crust Compression Tip: Press cookie crumb mixture firmly into liners to create a stable, compact base that won’t crumble when serving.
- Filling Smoothness Hack: Use an electric mixer at medium speed to eliminate cream cheese lumps, ensuring a silky-smooth cheesecake texture.
- Chilling Strategy: Refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours to allow complete setting and develop rich, creamy flavor profiles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 209
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 147 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg