Mini Cheesecake Flowers
- 2 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 12 vanilla wafers
- 1-1/2 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping
- 30 Jet-Puffed Miniature Marshmallows
- 2 drops each red and yellow food colouring
- 6 jelly beans, cut in half
- 1 tube (19 g) green decorating gel
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended.
- Place 1 wafer in each of 12 paper-lined muffin cups; cover with cream cheese batter.
- Bake 20 min.
- or until centres of cheesecakes are almost set.
- Cool completely.
- Refrigerate 2 hours.
- Spread tops of cheesecakes with Cool Whip.
- Cut marshmallows diagonally in half.
- Tint remaining sugar with food colouring, then use to coat cut sides of marshmallows.
- (See tip.)
- Arrange 5 marshmallow halves, cut sides up, on top of each cheesecake to resemble flower, pressing marshmallows together gently to secure.
- Place 1 halved jelly bean in centre of each flower.
- Use decorating gel to add stems and leaves to flowers.
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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/mini-cheesecake-flowers-163791.aspx (may not work)