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mini cheesecakes drizzled with dark cider syrup and dusted with cinnamon, in a wide horizontal shot on a rustic board with cider jug nearby, natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Apple Cider Cheesecake Slices

Mini cheesecake desserts with a reduced apple cider glaze, and topped with a cider finish.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 47 minutes
Servings: 12 slices

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 3 tbsp butter melted
  • 16 oz cream cheese softened
  • 0.5 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup apple cider reduced to a third
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Method
 

  1. Press the graham crumbs and butter into lined muffin cups.
  2. Reduce the apple cider in a pan until thick and syrupy.
  3. Beat the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and half the cider reduction until smooth.
  4. Spoon over the crusts and bake at 325F for 20 to 22 minutes.
  5. Cool, chill 2 hours, then drizzle with the remaining cider reduction.

Notes

Reducing the cider concentrates that fresh-pressed apple flavor.