What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Equal Measures: Turtle Cheesecake Cupcakes! Every so often I succumb to my sweet tooth. At those times I admit, I throw caution to the wind. If I’m going to splurge on something sweet, I pull out all the stops. Hence, today’s feature includes a caramel pecan cookie dough crust, a sensuously satisfying vanilla cheesecake center, and a spectacular topping of sea salt caramel, chocolate chips, and sugared pecans that says, “Go all the way, you’re worth it!” Now you can be pampered as well.
TURTLE CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES
Ingredients:
16-ounce package refrigerated Pecan Turtle Cookie Dough, room temperature
16 ounces Neufchâtel cheese, room temperature
14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate morsels
1/2 cup sugared pecans, chopped
1/3 cup caramel butterscotch ice cream topping
Coarse sea salt, for garnish
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325°. Line muffin tins with cupcake papers to make 24 cupcakes. Cut each square portion of cookie in half. Place one section of dough in the bottom of each paper-lined muffin cup. Bake 12 minutes. Meanwhile, using a hand mixer and a medium-sized bowl, beat the Neufchâtel cheese, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and sea salt for 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides as needed. Spoon 3 tablespoons of cheesecake mixture over each cookie crust. Bake 18 minutes longer. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack. Refrigerate Turtle Cheesecake Cupcakes for one hour. Before serving, top each with mini chocolate chips and sugared pecans. Drizzle caramel butterscotch sauce over all. Garnish with a sprinkling of coarse sea salt.
Tea time again!! could you send me some of these?? 🙂 ❤ I always have cravings for something sweet at tea.
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Believe me…..Tea would be a perfect compliment. 😋
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Yeah 😊😊
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They look so good! 🙂
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Ridiculously simple to make, too. 😍
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Even better! 🙂
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Those look decadent. YUM!
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Thank you. They’re actually a less filling dessert because of the cheesecake center. 👁👁🍃
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Good to know. Thanks.
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Yummm
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I cut corners for a time-saving recipe. 😜
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Nice one
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Now THAT is how you build a cupcake!!!😍
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You can say that again. Each layer is to be savored. 😋
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You know how to cupcake . . tell you what.
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Yumolicious. 😍
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Beautiful!!
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Yumolicious. 😍
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Stealing this to make for our next Boomers’ Gathering in April!
❤️&🙏, c.a.
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Hurray!!!! Have fun!!! 👏
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