Just because I felt like it. I made little cheesecakes in jars...
I really wanted to bake something and after taking stock of what I had in the fridge and pantry, I went online and searched for something yummy to bake.
I found a really great, wonderful, easy recipe using what I had on hand. I found Cheesecakes in Jars. Hooray!
Most of you who know me well, also know that I have a nasty addiction with buying, collecting, or hoarding Mason jars. It started when we first moved to Pensacola, FL over 10 years ago. I was given flowers in a Mason jar from my counter manager on my first day of working at the Estee Lauder counter at Dillard's. I don't know what it was, but I was really taken by these funny jars. The flowers were placed in the jar, which only had the screw band on it, not the lid. She decorated it with ribbon and attached a card welcoming me to the team. I thought it was so neat!
I still have that Mason jar and for the past 10 years it has been a container for my make-up brushes. It sits in the bathroom and I look at it everyday. I admire these jars. They are visually pleasing to me.
So the prospect of baking cheesecakes in little 4oz Mason jars had me really excited! Not only did I have all of the ingredients on hand, I also had the containers in which they would bake. Exciting!
The original recipe yields 24, but I only had 2 packages of cream cheese so I cut the recipe in half. For your information, half of 3/4 cup of sugar roughly equates to 6 Tbs. I had to use my math skills to figure that one out!
When we lived in Oklahoma, someone had told me to use a melon baller or a cookie dough spoon to transfer batter to it's container. Ever since I was told that little tid bit, I always spoon that way. It is easier to make cupcakes this way and less messy too!
See how easy?
After I spooned the batter and baked for 30 minutes, the kids and I got to have a little treat! We shared some with our neighbors who gave me wine in exchange. Yes, that's a mighty fair trade.
Some had strawberries, some had dark chocolate shavings and all were good! You should make some now too. Enjoy!
Make it, eat it and pin it.
"Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first."
- Ernestine Ulmer-
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