Mini Honey Nut Cheerios™ Cheesecakes

Name: Mini Honey Nut Cheerios™ Cheesecakes
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups Cheerios™ cereal or Honey Nut Cheerios™ plus 2 tablespoons, divided; 5 tablespoons melted butter; 1/3 cup sugar; 8 oz cream cheese, softened; 2 eggs; 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk; 2 tablespoons amaretto or vanilla; 1 cup honey; 2/3 cup chopped almonds

5 Ratings

5 Reviews

Prep 15 min
Total 60 min
Servings 12

Deliciously perfect for each other, the flavors of honey and nut complement smooth, creamy cheesecake in this easy treat. A touch of amaretto in the base and a gooey, caramel-y honey-almond topping puts these mini desserts over the top. MORE+ LESS-

By Cheeky Kitchen

Updated October 5, 2017

Ingredients

1 1/4

cups Cheerios™ cereal or Honey Nut Cheerios™ plus 2 tablespoons, divided

tablespoons melted butter

1/3

cup sugar

oz cream cheese, softened

eggs

can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

tablespoons amaretto or vanilla

cup honey

2/3

cup chopped almonds

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with parchment liners. Place 1 1/4 cups Honey Nut Cheerios™ a blender or food processor and pulse until you get fine crumbs. Pour crumbs into a bowl and mix with butter and sugar. Press crumb mixture into the bottom of each liner to form crusts.
2

In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy, add eggs, beating to incorporate, add sweetened condensed milk and 1 tablespoon amaretto. The mixture will be quite runny. Pour in each liner, on top of crust. Bake for 16-19 minutes, or until the center of each cheesecake has set. Remove and cool completely.
3

In a medium saucepan, toast almonds over medium-high heat, just until golden brown. Transfer to a small bowl. Add honey to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until boiling. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in toasted almonds and amaretto. Drizzle honey-caramel and almonds over cheesecakes just before serving.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 410
Calories from Fat: 170

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 19g; 29%
Saturated Fat 9g 45% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 75mg; 25%
Sodium: 180mg; 7%
Potassium: 250mg; 7%
Total Carbohydrate: 52g; 17%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5% Sugars 48g
Protein: 6g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%; 10%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 15%; 15%
Iron: 8%; 8%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

3 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

The irresistible flavor combo of honey and nut, now in cheesecake form. If you’ve ever, ever, like, ever ever craved a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerioes™ as if it were air, water and breath, yay you! You must be my soul human. And together, we must celebrate the wonderful perfection that is honey. And nut. And Cheerios. That flavor combo. It’s just craveable. And now, I’ve gone and cheesecaked it. And it is so perfect, my heart hurts with gladness.Because, last week, I gathered a few basic baking must-haves into a collective pile. I mean, super basic. Egg, butter, cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, Honey Nut Cheerios. The result, my dear fellow Honey Nut Cheerios™-loving humans, is honey-caramel-crunchy-almond perfection. And if you think that’s just too many hyphens all at once, just you wait until we top it all off with a smattering of Cheerios. Honey-caramel-crunchy-almond-oaty-Cheerio happiness. It just really is.