Mini Lemon Cheesecakes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.
• 2 grease a 6 cup muffin pan (see note).
• 3 in a medium bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter with a fork until combined.
• 4 measure a rounded tablespoon of the mixture into the bottom of each muffin cup, pushing it down firmly.
• 5 bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes, then remove and cool.
• 6 beat together cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla until fluffy.
• 7 mix in egg.
• 8 pour cream cheese mixture into muffin cups to about 3/4 full.
• 9 bake at 325 for 25 minutes.
• 10 cool completely in pan before removing. refrigerate until ready to serve.