Bite-Sized Cheesecake Cupcakes

These bite-sized cheesecake cupcakes are just the thing to bring to parties or to have as a dessert during the holidays!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 223 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 12 vanilla wafer cookies
• ¾ cup cherry pie filling, or to taste (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with foil cupcake liners.

Step 2

Place a vanilla wafer cookie into the bottom of each cupcake liner.

Step 3

Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth; pour atop the cookies until the liners are about 3/4 full.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until center is nearly set and slightly collapsed, about 20 minutes.

Step 5

Refrigerate cupcakes 2 hours to overnight. Spoon cherry pie filling onto the cupcakes.