Name: SALTED CARAMEL CHEESECAKE BITES
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 160 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 3/4 tsp sea salt (divided); 2 tbsp butter (melted); 2 (8 oz each) packages cream cheese (softened); 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 egg; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 18 caramel squares; 2 tbsp milk; 1-2 cups boiling water

Did you know… that “Caramel” is pronounced differently all over America? I’ve been saying it wrong all along! Beats me!

Back to the recipe. Some may call this a cupcake, I call it a fantasy conceived by an array of substances using a very clever method, with the help of an oven! Resulting in a crumbly base, a fluffy cream cheese center, and finished with a velvety touch of salted caramel. But to reassure you, this ain’t nothing more then elementary baking and a set of hands 😄

SALTED CARAMEL CHEESECAKE BITES

Course Dessert

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes

Servings 12

Ingredients

1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 tbsp brown sugar
3/4 tsp sea salt divided
2 tbsp butter melted
2 (8 oz each) packages cream cheese softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
18 caramel squares
2 tbsp milk
1-2 cups boiling water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, 1/4 tsp salt and butter in a medium bowl. Spoon about 1 tbsp of the of the mixture onto the bottoms of 12 paper-lined muffin cups. Using the back of the measuring spoon, pack the crust down.
In another medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar with a mixer until blended. Add the egg and vanilla and blend for about 30 more seconds. Spoon about 2 tbsp of the mixture into each muffin cup and level using the back of the measuring spoon.
Place into the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Let them cool completely. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Place the caramels, milk, and 1/4 tsp salt in a small heat proof bowl. Place the boiling water into a pan. Place the bowl over the boiling water making sure it does not spill into the bowl. Let the caramels completely melt, stirring frequently.
Spoon about 1 tbsp of the caramel sauce over each cheesecake. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 tsp salt and serve.