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Monday, October 17, 2011

No Bake Spiderweb Cheesecakes

Yield: 16 servings

Ingredients:
Crust and Cheesecakes:

  • 16 nilla wafers
  • 1 envelope (.25 oz) unflavored gelatin
  • 2 pkg (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups whipped topping or whipped cream
  • 1/2 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
Spiderwebs:
  • 1/2 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
Directions:
  1. Crust and Cheesecakes:  Line 16 indents of 2 cupcake pans with foil liners.  Coat liners with nonstick spray.  Place 1 nilla wafer in the bottom of each prepared cup.
  2. Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup water in a glass measuring cup and let soak for 1 minute.  Microwave 30 seconds to dissolve.
  3. Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until smooth.  Beat in vanilla, the fold in whipped topping or whipped cream.  While beating over medium speed, add dissolved gelatin in a thin stream.  Fold in mini chips.  Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each prepared cup, smoothing tops.
  4. Spiderwebs:  Combine chips and oil in a microwave safe bowl.  Microwave 1 minute and stir until smooth.  Transfer to a resealable plastic bag or piping bag.  Snip off a small corner and pipe in a spiral pattern on each cake.  Starting a the center, run a thin knife through each spiral to resemble a spiderweb.  Refrigerate at least 4 hours.
Nutrition facts:
  • 247 cal
  • 16g fat (10g sat)
  • 4g protein
  • 23g carbs
  • 1g fiber
  • 97mg sodium
  • 32mg cholesterol