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Coconut Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes

Coconut Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes

Coconut Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes - at only 224 CALORIES EACH, these delectable mini cheesecakes are exactly the same as our full sized Coconut Cream Cheesecake, except in a smaller, portion controlled size.

Course Dessert, Party Food
Cuisine North American
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 cheesecake cupcakes
Calories 224 kcal
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

For the Graham crumb base

  • ¾ cup graham wafer crumbs or chocolate cookie crumbs
  • 1 1/2 tbsp toasted coconut
  • tbsp melted butter
  • 1 tbsp sugar

For the Cheesecake Batter

  • 1 cup cream cheese one 8 oz block
  • cup sugar
  • ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp pure coconut extract
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp toasted coconut

For the Coconut Whipped Cream (to garnish)

  • 3/4 cup whipping cream
  • 1/4 tsp coconut extract or vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp icing sugar powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. First toast about 1/2 cup of dried coconut (see note)

For the Graham crumb base

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  2. Mix together the crumbs, 1 1/2 tbsp toasted coconut, butter and sugar.
  3. Divide evenly between the 12 paper lined muffin cups and presss the crumbs firmly into the bottom of each.

For the Cheesecake Batter

  1. Beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla & coconut extracts until smooth.
  2. Beat in the egg until smooth.
  3. Finally blend in the coconut milk and whipping cream
  4. Fold in the 3 tbsp toasted coconut
  5. Divide the cheesecake filling equally between the 12 muffin cups and bake for 15-20 minutes until the cheesecake has set and does not jiggle when you give the pan a slight shake.
  6. Remove from the oven and cool completely.

For the Coconut Whipped Cream

  1. Whip together the whipping cream, coconut extract and icing sugar until firm peaks form.
  2. Use the cream to garnish the tops of the mini cheesecakes and sprinkle on the remaining toasted coconut.

Recipe Notes

To toast the coconut, preheat oven to 325 degrees F and sprinkle the coconut evenly in the bottom of a 8 or 9 inch baking pan. Bake for about 5 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Give the coconut a toss at least once to make sure that it browns evenly. Watch it closely. Dried coconut does still contain coconut oil and it can burn quickly once it's toasted. The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.