You look like you could use some sugar. Maybe some Hot Chocolate Cheesecakes would satisfy that sugar craving?
I'm sure that is what you need.
Winter is my enemy and I have been drinking lots of coffee and hot chocolate to stay warm. My body is not loving this 12* stuff. I know it could be a lot colder, but come on spring. Please hurry here.
So while I am on this hot chocolate kick, I thought it would be fun to switch out the sugar in my basic cheesecake recipe for hot chocolate mix.
Word to the wise...DON'T try to use a diet hot chocolate mix. That batch didn't taste so great! I also thought it would be a good idea to try to make these skinny-ish! Again a bad idea!! Maybe it was the diet hot chocolate mix, but the fat free cream cheese and fat free sour cream DID NOT bake up good at all. So, I went full fat for these Hot Chocolate Cheesecakes, and they came out just perfect.
Some things aren't meant to be fat free. I'm pretty sure cheesecake is one of those.
Cheesecake is definitely a favorite around our house. I gave up all thoughts of dieting when these hot chocolate cheesecakes were in my fridge. Yes, I have will power issues. The cheesecake wins every time.
Chocolate, cool whip, sprinkles...I couldn't resist them. If you make them cupcake size, you don't feel as guilty eating them. At least that's the story I tell myself as I head to the gym again.
Creamy cheesecake that tastes like a cup of hot cocoa?
Why yes, you do want some of these in your fridge!!!
Recipe
Hot Chocolate Cheesecakes
Little hot chocolate cheesecakes are the perfect ending to any meal.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 6 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 - 8 ounces packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup dry hot chocolate mix
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tablespoons sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 1 cup Cool Whip
- ½ cup Kraft mini marshmallow bits
- ¼ cup colored sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place 15 cupcake liners in 2 muffin pans.
- Stir together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter. Divide the mixture evenly into the bottom of the liners and press down. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and hot chocolate mix until creamy.
- Add the eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and flour and beat again until mixed. Spoon into cupcake liners. Bake for 22 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool in pan 2-3 minutes. Remove to wire rack and cool completely. Refrigerate. Just before serving top with Cool Whip, sprinkles, and mini marshmallow bits.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 15 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 425Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 426mgCarbohydrates: 50gFiber: 2gSugar: 35gProtein: 6g
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Brenda
Wow! These look wonderful! Pinning immediately 😉 Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks you so much! I appreciate the pin as well!!!
Nancy Pfeifer
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Emily
Wow, these look super yummy! Pinned!
The Better Baker
Oopsie - I got so caught up in thinking about your cheesecakes, I forgot to thank you for linking this awesome recipe up at Weekend Potluck. Your recipes rock for sure!
The Better Baker
AAAHHH - you know me so well! THat IS just what I need. ;-} I'm wild about hot cocoa and cheesecake too - what a perfect marriage. Your photos always draw me in and I always enjoy reading your posts too. Wish we lived next door so you could share with me. =)
Heidi
I saw these on google+ this morning. Now I'm here to pin! Do you think these would still taste good without the crust? I have a gluten-free kiddo at my house.
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you for stopping by to pin. You could definitely leave off the crust. It might make a little less without the crust to take up room. You could also substitute a gluten free cookie or cracker for these crumbs.
Michelle Muckala
I can't even tell you how delicious these look! YUM! I'm holding strong and keeping from eating desserts but you make that REALLY hard! These look so good!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Michelle. I am impressed at your willpower! Want to teach me how to do that???
Michelle Muckala
It's my husbands birthday and we are celebrating tomorrow, and it's my birthday next week...so ask me on February 4th how my will power is LOL! I'm thinking your cheesecake bars would be so good for my birthday. I'm just really scared to try any of your desserts because I know I will eat them all! My secret is I don't keep them in the house (I have been known to eat a whole container of cookies!), and the one snack bar I get that is yummy is full of protein and fiber...I get a little "cheat". But it's no cheesecake 🙁 I.Love.Cheesecake!!
Erin @ Wholly Delicious Dishes
I haven't had cheesecake in quite a long time. It makes me want these even more. They look scrumptious!
Jocelyn Brubaker
I could never go very long without cheesecake! It is one of my favorite desserts of all!!! Thank you for stopping by!
Angie@Echoes of Laughter
Beautiful as always! Your work is always so gorgeous Jocelyn! Have a wonderful weekend!
ps- who eats all these yummies and do you do your baking projects in one day, or do you bake every day?
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you so much Angie!! I really appreciate your sweet comment! We do eat a lot of what I make, but I also try to time it just right so most of my desserts go to dinners or meetings that we attend. I usually bake one thing a day and then photograph it the next day.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
What a great recipe Jocelyn! I cannot imagine living somewhere where it is 12 degrees. OMG that's fricking cold.
Jocelyn Brubaker
It is horrible cold here. I am ready to move south or west!!!
marcellina
Wow! These are amazing! You make me want to reach in and grab one! Sigh! If only I could! I guess I'll have to make my own. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Jocelyn Brubaker
You should definitely make some of these...they are, well were, delicious!
Michele @ The Scrap Shoppe
Yum!! Just what I need to use up those hot chocolate packets that I bought for the granola bars you waved under my nose and HAD to make. 😉 They were loved by all, by the way! These will be a big hit, too!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Haha! I am so glad that I "made" you make the bars. And since you already have the hot chocolate, you are one step closer to having cheesecake! Enjoy!!!
Annie @ Annie's Noms
Yum! I need to make these! 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
I would have to agree...you need these for sure!!!
sally @ sallys baking addiction
for how much i LOVE cheesecake, I've never made a chocolate version. I freakin' LOVE these Jocelyn!! I HATE the winter too. 🙁
Jocelyn Brubaker
Oh girl. I would love to see a chocolate cheesecake from your kitchen...it would totally rock the socks off I'm sure!!!
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction
How did you know that I needed a hot chocolate cheesecake to get me through this day?!
Jocelyn Brubaker
I have a sixth sense about these things 🙂
Ali | Gimme Some Oven
YUM!! Two of my favorite things...combined! Perfect for freezing winters too. 😉
Jocelyn Brubaker
I couldn't agree more...two of my favorite things joined forces! I am so glad you liked them!! Thank you so much for stopping by!!!
Karly
Winter is my enemy too. DOWN WITH WINTER!!
Love these cheesecakes. I mean, hot chocolate? Really? That's brilliant.
Jocelyn Brubaker
I am cool with being down with winter! Nothing bugs me more than being cold...well, I guess there are a few other things that top it, but we won't go there. Every once in a while my brilliance shines through...the rest of the time google bursts my bubble.
Elaine @ Cooking to Perfection
OhI love that you added hot cocoa mix. I've done that with cookies, but haven't tried it with anything else. It really does give the flavor of hot chocolate! These look deeelicious.
Jocelyn Brubaker
Lately I have been adding the hot chocolate mix to everything. I need to add it to some cookies. Yours looked awesome btw!!!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
You are killing me. These sound outrageously delicious Jocelyn!!!! I hear ya on the cold weather, brrrrr.....
Jocelyn Brubaker
I guess we are on a roll with our "killer" desserts today!! Let's pack our bags and head south...I think they need bakers down there. I am so over this frigidness!!!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
I definitely need these in my life
Jocelyn Brubaker
I couldn't agree more!!! Thanks for stopping by!!