Lemon and Lavender Cheesecake Bites
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Ingredients
- Crackers
- 1 pkg Crunchmaster® Original Multi-Seed Crackers, crushed
- Dairy
- 3 tbsp. melted butter
- 8 oz. organic brick-style plain cream cheese, at room temperature
- Poultry
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- Baking & Spices
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup organic cane sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. edible dried lavender
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp. honey
- Produce
- 1 1/2 tsp. lemon zest
- 4 tsp. lemon juice
Directions
Crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir together crushed crackers and brown sugar; toss with melted butter. Press into bottom of 24 mini muffin cups lined with paper liners. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and set. Let cool completely.
Filling: Using electric mixer, beat together cream cheese, sugar and honey until smooth. Rub lavender between fingers; beat into cream cheese mixture along with lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Beat in egg just until blended. Spoon evenly into muffin cups.
Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until just set. Let cool to room temperature in pan on rack. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Tip: Garnish with additional lavender and candied lemon if desired.