One of my favorite desserts is Cheesecake. I make them often. Probably more often than I should, but…
So when Nina of Nina’s Cupcakes chose these Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes I didn’t hesitate. In fact I made them back in June when the monthly cupcakes were posted. That’s how excited I was to see this pick.
While these are cupcakes they are really mini cheesecakes made with Oreo cookies. The cookie serves as the base, pieces of cookie are mixed in with the cheesecake batter and they are all baked up in a muffin tin. Easy! Bitesize! Good!
I made 1/2 the recipe which gave me 12 cuppys (cause that is all the Oreos I had) and the rest of the batter made a small 4″ cheesecake.
I used only sweetener and no sugar because that is how I make all my cheesecakes now. It did not deter from the taste.
One hint, if you make these don’t use paper cupcake liners. Use the foil ones. These are really damp and the paper gets very soft.
If they like cheesecake, they will love these.
There are a couple of places you can find this recipe. It’s not on Martha’s site but it is on 52 Cupcakes and Layla or Stellaland.
September 15, 2010 at 9:10 AM
I love your tips! What kind of sweetener do you use and how much? I’d love to try that sometime. Also, I agree about the paper liners, but then I guess if you use foil papers, you won’t get to see the Oreo on the bottom when you flip it over! So it’s practicality vs. attractiveness. Yours look beautiful!
September 15, 2010 at 2:27 PM
Hi, Bri. I use Splenda and Sweet and Lo. Stevia when I think about it. Looking for Ideal since have free coupon.
Thanks for the nice comments.
September 15, 2010 at 4:50 PM
I have not yet tried Stevia but want to. My kids say they can taste SPlenda when I use it. Loved these cupcakes.
September 15, 2010 at 5:13 PM
I loved these, too. They were so easy and delicious. Yours look great!
September 15, 2010 at 7:10 PM
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September 18, 2010 at 1:40 PM
Thanks for baking with me this month! This looks great and thank you for the tip regarding sugar. I actually have a friend who can’t really process sugar so replacing it would definitely help her!
September 19, 2010 at 9:16 AM
I loved these. Cupcakes are so good! Yours look beautiful.
October 2, 2010 at 9:59 PM
Yours look absolutely perfect, and those pictures are so great. I wish I had thought to peel the wrappers off mine…someday I will get the hang of this. Guys here loved these…they were gone in no time flat.