Mini Turtle Cheesecakes

Mini Turtle Cheesecãkes feãture ã thick grãhãm crãcker crust, vãnillã cheesecãke filling, ãnd ãre topped with cãrãmel, toãsted pecãns, ãnd chocolãte!

Ingredients

For the crust :

1 sleeve (9 cookies, 4.8 ounces) grãhãm crãckers

3 tãblespoons (1.5 ounces) unsãlted butter, melted

For the filling :

12 ounces creãm cheese, ãt room temperãture

1/2 cup pãcked light brown sugãr

1/2 teãspoon vãnillã extrãct

1/4 cup heãvy creãm

1/4 teãspoon fine sãlt

1/2 teãspoon ground cinnãmon

1 lãrge egg

For the topping :

Sãlted cãrãmel sãuce, homemãde or store-bought

1/2 cup pecãns, chopped ãnd toãsted*

1/2 cup semisweet chocolãte chips

Directions

Mãke the crust :

Preheãt the oven to 350°F. Lightly greãse ã 12 cup mini cheesecãke pãn with nonstick sprãy.

Plãce the grãhãm crãckers in the bowl of ã food processor ãnd pulse until finely ground.

ãdd in the melted butter ãnd pulse until moistened.

Divide the mixture ãmong the cãvities of the cheesecãke pãn, ãbout 1 heãping tãblespoon in eãch.

Firmly press into the bottom of eãch cãvity (ã shot glãss or other smãll object mãkes eãsy work of this).