Last month these cookies & cream cheesecakes were selected by Nina of Nina’s Cupcakes for the Martha Stewart Cupcakes Club. The group posts on the 15th of each month so I’m only, oh 3 weeks or so late with this one 🙂 I actually made them on time, but they never made it onto the blog. I liked them way too much though to let the photos linger in my “pending” folder without a proper post!
I honestly don’t make cheesecake often because a full-size cheesecake is uber rich and so large it really needs to be shared with a lot of people. Plus, between the potential for cracking and for water to seep into the crust of those baked in water baths, I find them a bit high maintenance. That’s why I think these cupcakes are the perfect solution! Easy to make and even easier to share, you couldn’t ask for more. You start by placing whole Oreos in the bottom of lined cupcake tins to act as the crust for your mini cheesecakes. The cheesecake mixture consists of cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, salt and sour cream – pretty standard cheesecake ingredients. Before the batter is poured into the cupcake tins, additional chopped Oreos are added to the mix. The cheesecakes are baked at a fairly low temperature (275 F) for just over 20 minutes until the filling is set.
I know cheesecake is the ultimate dessert for a lot of people, but it’s never been my first choice when presented with a menu full of delicious treats. That’s why I was so surprised when I sampled one of these cupcakes and absolutely loved it! The combination of the creamy filling and the Oreo bits scattered throughout was delicious and the whole Oreo cookie on the bottom was the perfect crust. I was powerless to resist so I wound up giving most of the cupcakes away to my mom, who also raved about them. My only minor complaint about the cupcakes? I found that the Oreo on the bottom got a bit soggy after a few days in the fridge.
Thanks Nina for choosing this terrific treat! We’ve been asked not to post recipes on our blog in this group, but if you’d like to give the cupcakes a try and don’t own Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes book, I dug up a link here.
I’ve made these…they’re awesome!
This looks absolutely amazing! Thanks for baking with me Tracey!
This looks like a must try Tracey the way you’re describing it. Will have to make this very soon.
Better late than never 😉 These were really good. I gave them away as well, no WAY I could have kept them in the house and not eaten them within 2 days time. They look really yummy!
I have you beat. 🙂 Pending photos here too! (yours are much better though)! I’m so behind on so many things – but this makes me want to get these creations up. These were by far the easiest cupcakes – and great fun to make! Agreed – no water bath = my cheesecake of choice! Beautiful cupcakes!
They look great, love that you took the wrappers off so I could really see them…guys devoured these in record time as you can probably imagine. Cute wrappers!
I made these this spring and they were oh so good!!
Hmmm. I owe some people treats and I think I might need to make these. I don’t like cheesecake, but these little cakes look like a whole lot of fun! How pretty, Tracey!
These look great! I’m not a big cheesecake fan, but I like Oreos and these look like they’d be a huge hit anywhere you brought them.
These cupcakes look decadently delicious. My husband and I are big cheesecake people, and this is a perfect way to limit the portion sizes.
mmm I’ve made these before and loved them! Yours look great!
Thanks for the link 🙂 Full sized cheesecakes are a pain to make! I absolutely adored these cupcake cheesecakes when I made them, glad you like them too.
These look amazing! I love the idea of cookies and cream cheesecake!
I baked this a few weeks ago and it was a hit with my family…a keeper for sure 🙂 And they tasted so good that I baked again for my friends 🙂
Thought I’d leave everyone a tip that I actually came up with and had featured in the Cook’s Illustrated magazine a couple years ago! Take one of those large oven baking plastic like bags that you would use to roast a turkey. Set your cheesecake pan into that bag and draw it up around the sides of the pan, then set into your hot water. There’s no way the water will seep into your cake, and it’s oven safe.
@spirit2go: Thanks for the great tip! I’ll definitely try that next time I make a cheesecake.
I have this book too, have it bookmarked since forver!! Really ought to get around to making it!
Absolutely tasteful!!!!!! Thanks.
oh wow what a cute idea! i loveeee anything with oreos, and cheesecake with it? sold! lovely photos
So delicious