Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes!!

If you love cheesecake then you have to make these mini cheesecakes! This recipe makes 8 mini cheesecakes so double the recipe if you want to share.

Cheesecake Crust Ingredients:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 tbsp brown sugar
small pinch salt
2 1/2 tbsp butter, melted

Cheesecake Ingredients:
8-oz cream cheese (softened)
2 tbsp sour cream or greek-style yogurt if you want to be healthier
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips

Steps:
Start by Preheating the oven to 350F then line 8 cups of a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a medium bowl, make the graham cracker crust using the ingredients above. Mix together graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and salt and stir to combine. Pour over melted butter and stir with a fork to moisten the crumbs.

Place about a tablespoon of crumb mixture in each of the prepared muffin cups and pack down into an even layer.

In a large bowl, make the cheesecake. Cream together cream cheese, sour cream and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.

Place 1 tbsp chocolate chips into each of the muffin cups. Evenly divide cheesecake batter between the muffin cups, covering the first layer of chocolate chips. Place another tbsp of chocolate chips on top of the cheesecake batter in each of the muffin cups.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, until cheesecakes are set then allow to cool for 10 minutes in the muffin pan. Carefully transfer cheesecakes to a cooling rack to cool completely before refrigerating. I had to eat one while it was warm and it was amazing then I tried another one when it was cold...I had to test both options and both were delicious.

A few tips: I am a chocolate lover and loved the amount of chocolate chips, but if you want more of the cheesecake flavor I would recommend adding a few less chips. Also, with this recipe the crust stuck to a few of the cupcake liners so you might want to put a little more butter in the crust mix to keep it from sticking. Otherwise this is the PERFECT recipe. Nom*nom*nom.

Original recipe from here!