Petite Cherry Cheesecakes

Good morning;)  How was everyone’s Halloween?  The kids had a great time.  We started out by doing our pumpkins yesterday morning.  They were so cute:)  Sarah went with the neighbors, MyMatthew  and Jamie both went with friends. Paul and I stayed behind here at home and passed out candy (and have hot chocolate ready for our’s when they came home:). My GOSH we had a lot of kids!!  I bet we EASILY had over 150.  We’ve never had that many.  We gave out all of our goodies and even had to raid the kids’ stuff to supplement.  How crazy is that? It was really cold too.  Paul and I were bundled up.  People up and down the streets had their bonfires going. We thought about it but we were just worried about kids in costumes getting to close.  Afterwards, we went to see a pumpkin display and then out to supper;) So it was a fun day:)

The recipe I’m sending out today is for little Petite Cherry Cheesecakes. Paul isn’t a fan of vanilla wafers so I made him a few in these little crusts. And for the rest, I used Oreos:)  Talk about good!  Give them a try and let me know what yall think:)  Enjoy!!

OK, HERE’S What You Need:

16 ounces cream cheese, softened
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
24 vanilla wafers
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling (or just a candied cherry for on top:)

HERE’S What You Do:

Beat first five ingredients until light and fluffy. Line small muffin tins with paper baking cups. Place 1 vanilla wafer in bottom of each tin. Fill cups 2/3-full with cream cheese mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes until set. Top each with 1 tablespoon pie filling. Chill. Makes 24 cakes. Preparation time: approximately 25 minutes