Mini Cheesecakes with Salted Caramel Sauce
 
Makes about 24
Ingredients
  • Crust:
  • 2¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • Filling:
  • 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs
  • Salted Caramel Sauce (recipe follows)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13×9-inch baking pan with foil, letting excess extend over sides of pan.
  2. To prepare crust: In a medium bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter until combined. Press mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes; set aside to let cool.
  3. To prepare filling: In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, cream, and vanilla with a mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until combined after each addition. Pour cream cheese mixture over prepared crust.
  4. Place baking pan in a roasting pan. Fill roasting pan with water halfway up sides of baking pan. Bake until center is set, 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
  5. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 3 days. Using excess foil as handles, remove cheesecake from pan. Slice into 24 (2-inch) squares. Top with Salted Caramel Sauce.
Recipe by Southern Lady Magazine at https://southernladymagazine.com/mini-cheesecakes-with-salted-caramel-sauce-recipe/