22Apr2013Chocolate Caramel Mini CheesecakesSweet chocolate caramel cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and drizzled with more caramel – these are perfect for parties! Ok, so I bribed you over here with some decadent, fudgy, Chocolate Caramel Mini Cheesecakes. I’m thinking it just might have worked… 🙂 Can I share with you something that has been constantly on our hearts in the Miller family? We’re anxiously waiting for something – a new liver. My father in law is currently on the liver transplant list, and we are so so thankful that he is being looked after by one of the nation’s best hospitals for this surgery. As the weeks and months go by, we know that at any minute that phone could ring for him. I’m sure you can imagine, though, the financial burden is high. Our amazing aunts have set up a fund through Give Forward – 100% of the money raised goes entirely to medical costs. Would you take a minute and consider making a donation? No donation is too little – $5 given is $5 more than we had before we started! For my fellow bloggers – Paypal can be used to donate as well. Thank you, thank you, thank you! **Update!** Since writing this post, my father-in-law has been blessed with a liver! He received his transplant in May and is home now and doing well. Please pray for his recovery if you could, and THANK YOU for your prayers and donations. It means SO much to us! 🙂 Ok, let’s get back to these amazing cheesecakes. Chocolate… caramel… cheesecake… I mean really, do I need to go on? I didn’t think so. Take these over the top and serve with some vanilla ice cream, oh my word! 🙂 Chocolate Caramel Mini Cheesecakes 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons butter, melted 12oz cream cheese (1 1/2 packages), softened 1 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips, divided 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping 1 egg 3 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners and press 1 tablespoon of the graham cracker mix into each cup. Sprinkle a few milk chocolate chips over the graham cracker crust. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with a hand mixer until creamy. Add in sweetened condensed milk, caramel topping, egg, baking cocoa, and vanilla extract until combined well. Pour 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup. Bake in preheated oven at 300 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top of cheesecakes. Allow to cool completely. Serve with additional caramel topping drizzled over cheesecakes. Refrigerate leftovers. *Recipe found at Cheese Curd in Paradise. So these amazing little cheesecakes are in honor of my father in law, whom my kids affectionately call “Pops.” Probably one of the things that I love most about Pops is his relationship with our boys. They absolutely adore their Pops! We have so many more years of memories to make with him, and I’m looking forward to it. 🙂 Don’t miss another Mostly Homemade Mom recipe! Click here to have recipes delivered by email. {linking up!}
Stefania Cucina saysApril 22, 2013 at 8:27 pmwow, this is a great dessert. I'll keep it in my best recipes folder. Thanx! 🙂By an italian girl 🙂Reply
Kelly Miller saysApril 23, 2013 at 1:23 amWell I'll take that as a real compliment from an Italian girl! Thanks so much, Stefania! 🙂Reply
CousCousandCorkWedges saysApril 22, 2013 at 9:14 pmI do hope that all goes well for Pops & your family! Sending you all happy healing thoughts! 🙂 These cheesecakes look amazing & I plan to try them out this weekend for a dear cheesecake loving friend! Andrea xhttp://couscousandcorkwedges.blogspot.com/Reply
Kelly Miller saysApril 23, 2013 at 1:24 amAndrea, I'm sure your cheesecake loving friend will go crazy for these! And thank you for the happy healing thoughts, they are VERY appreciated. 🙂Reply
Heather Tullos saysApril 23, 2013 at 12:49 amI knew I was getting cheesecake but I had no idea I was gonna get all teary-eyed!! Awesome recipe, awesome cause, and give forward is also VERY awesome!!Reply
Kelly Miller saysApril 23, 2013 at 1:28 amAww I know Heather, I had to stop writing for a little while and come back haha! We are now really big fans of Give Forward, it's so much help to us right now. Thank you, thank you!Reply
Winnie saysApril 24, 2013 at 6:14 amThese cupcakes look absolutely amazing!!I know what your FIL and your family are going through. I have a friend (she's 26) who had liver transplantI wish you all the best!!Reply
Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com saysApril 26, 2013 at 11:53 amGood morning, Kelly 🙂 I wanted to let you know that I shared a link to this post in hopes that some of my readers would contribute to your Father-in-law's liver transplant fund… http://chattingoverchocolate.blogspot.com/2013/04/five-loves-on-friday_26.htmlI hope your fundraising efforts are successful!! Praying for your FIL and your entire family!!Much Love,BrendaReply
Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above saysApril 26, 2013 at 7:12 pmHey Kelly,These looks delicious.DebiReply
Pint Sized Baker saysApril 28, 2013 at 2:40 pmTake care of your Dad and give him lots of hugs. I lost my Dad to cancer. Thanks for sharing it at Pint Sized Baker's Two Cup Tuesday party. I've pinned this and I hope to see you again on Monday night!Reply