Chocolate PB Mini Cheesecakes
Recipe by Shannon
Yield: 9 mini cheesecakes
1c graham cracker crumbs
1-2T applesauce
1/2 pkg Nasoya Dark Chocolate Silken Creations
3oz Nufatchel cheese
1oz natural style nut butter (creamy or crunchy your choice, I had a crunchy PB open)
1 1/2T cornstarch
Preheat oven to 350 deg.
Combine graham cracker crumbs and enough applesauce so all the crumbs are wet. Press 1-2T mixture into 9 wells of a mini cheesecake pan. Bake for 10min, then remove crusts and lower oven to 325.
While crusts are baking, prepare filling. Combine cream cheese, nut butter, silken creations and cornstarch in food processor (or blender) and mix until smooth. Divide filling amongst crusts. Bake, covered with foil for 20min, then another 10-20min until cheesecake has set. Remove from oven and let cool for a bit. Unmold cheesecakes and refrigerate for a hour or so (or more) before serving. I ate mine with a drizzle of peanut butter on top!
Has anyone used these mini cheesecake pans before?? Am I supposed to spray the inside of the molds? Mine stuck like crazy to the sides--don't know if it was the Nasoya addition or the pan. The texture definitely improved after refrigeration, and I'm not sure why. I may have overbaked mine, but I didn't know how "set" the Nasoya Creations actually get! It wasn't a completely failure, but you know what they say... if at first you don't succeed, try and try again! Guess I'll have to make some more mini cheesecakes :)
25 comments:
Looove the richness!!
Yes, DEFINITELY spray the insides of the molds next time.
yummy! What a great creation! Love the creative use of the ingredients. Looks super chocolatey.
You're so creative! (Yeah yeah, I know I say this all the time, but you are!!) I love cheesecake and even more than reg cheesecake, I love chocolate cheesecake. Shocker I know ;)
I love the idea of applesauce to make the crust!
Graham crackers + applesauce = gluten plus +fructose. That equals a stuck on mess my dear. You can spray the molds if you're ok with spray, OR you can create a nut based crust which will have fat in it so it wont stick as easily. Such as 1 c almond flour plus 2 dates. Grind. Voila, crust.
The filling looks divine. I cant do soy but yeah, it looks awesome! And I would underbake a bit if you're unsure. But then also refrigerate. Overbaked soy is yuk and refrigeration will cure just about anything.
OOH! Cool! I actually have coupons for these stuff. Can't wait to get down and dirty coming up with recipes!
You're so creative!
Yum! I just ate my dark chocolate Nasoya straight from the package (see my recent posts) and it was the most amazing pudding I've ever had.
I have strawberry, so maybe I'll make some cheesecakes from that!
Thanks for the recipe.
Shannon, these mini cheesecakes look delectable! The chocolate is the only flavor of the silken creations that I like, so I will need to try this recipe.
Looks so rich and creamy. YUM! Is Nasoya a tofu based product?
Averie- the stick factor was from the filling, but i love your idea of a nut-date crust :)
Sarah- Yes, the base of this product is silken tofu.
I'm not normally a cheesecake person, but that sounds nummy!
I've never heard of this product before. Sounds good!
wow! girlfriend, you did a fabulous job on this! my hat is off to you...oh yes.
Wow, that looks amazing and...healthy even?
I've made the lemony chickpea stir-fry too!
i love mini desserts! they look so tasty :)
I like the dark chocolate silken creations in smoothies but my only problem is everytime I find them at the store they seem to expire so quickly and I can never use them in time.
I bet that was incredibly rich and creamy! Looks yummy.
Yay for your mini cheesecake pan, sounds like a lovely light dessert!
I'll have a mini cheesecake please! Just stamp my name on it and pop it in the mailbox. Hehe.
I haven't seen these new Nasoya creations. These look really good!!
I have been meaning to experiment with the Silken Creations. They seem like that would make a good addition to cakes (like instead of pudding). I like your cheesecake idea! There is no such thing as too much "experimental baking" when it comes to cheesecake.
These look delicious - not sure why they stuck though!
Oh man, I need to make these for H! He would LOVE them!
WHOA! To anyone who does NOT like tofu, they definitely need to check out this recipe. It's incredible! I love it! Peanut butter and chocolate in cheesecake form? That's my dream come true :) Nice work, Shannon!
wow, looks really chocolatey and rich!
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