Candy Cane Cheesecake Cups

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PREP TIME: 15 MIN

BAKE TIME: 5 MIN

TOTAL TIME: 20 MIN

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Hershey's Candy Cane and Crushed Candy Cane all go into these fun Winter cheesecake cups that are amazing and so easy to make!

Ingredients

Oreo Crust

• 2 Cups Oreo Crumbs
• 5 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
• 1 Tbsp Sugar

Candy Cane Mousse

• 6oz Room Temp Cream Cheese
• 1 1/4 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1/3 Cup + 1 Tbsp Sugar
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 2 Tbsp Peppermint Dust
• Candy Cane Hershey's Kisses

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake papers in a cupcake tin.
2. In a bowl combine the Oreo crumbs and sugar. Give it a good mix. Add melted butter and combine. The mixture will be a little wet and crumbly. Divide the wet crumbs evenly onto the cupcake tin. Press it down and to the sides until its firm and smooth.
3. Add a Hershey's kiss to each tin and bake the crumbs for 5 mins. Take out of the oven and allow to cool.
In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment place the cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, sugar and vanilla and beat on low speed until it starts to mix. When mixture is pretty combined bump the speed up to High and it only takes a couple of minutes and the mixture will be fluffy and creamy.
4. Add the peppermint dust and whisk for a couple seconds and finish mixing with a rubber spatula until just combined. Do not over mix to not thin out your mousse.
5. Once your crust is cooled using a thick enough piping tip I used a 1M pipe the peppermint mouse and sprinkle with a bit more peppermint dust.
6. Allow Cheesecake mousse to set atleast 1-2 hours and enjoy!

TIPS

1. The cream cheese should only be allowed to room temp for about 30-45 mins depending on the temp of your home. It should be soft but still have a cool temperature. It is important to allow to soften if not it will not mix well and you will have an unpleasant lumpy mixture.
2. If you have extra batter you can save it and use it as a dip or enjoy on pancakes!.
3. It takes about 1-2 minutes for the mixture to get to its desired consistency. If you over beat it can get a buttery like texture. It needs to be smooth and have medium peaks where its fluffy but you’re able to pipe with the mixture.
4. Make sure to use Peppermint dust or crush your peppermints enough to make them thin enough or you wont be able to pipe them it can cause a clog in the bag.
5. Share your pics with me on social media! #sweetmelibakery