{mini} Brownie Cheesecake Tarts

The sun is already beaming through our open windows and it is a GLORIOUS morning! It really feels like an early summer morning. We have all been looking forward to some sun...any sun...here in Oregon!

If you are planning on a get together tonight...here is a fast and easy recipe that will not disappoint even your pickiest of eaters. I love the fact that it can be made for the simplest of get-togethers or for a very fancy schmancy occasion...AND they can be made ahead of time so that you can ENJOY your celebration...even if you may just be celebrating the fact that it is a warm, sunshiney DAY!

DIRECTIONS:

Fill mini tart molds or muffin cups with brownie batter. Only fill about 1/4 of the way. Bake until done. Let cool. Freeze. Spread with no-bake cheesecake filling. Freeze. Pop out of mold. May top with whipped cream...if you want the full effect! Top with fresh, sliced strawberry. Drizzle with chocolate ganache. Serve and enjoy!

If you aren't making homemade {that would be ME!} I buy the Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge Family size. It is $1.42 at Winco. I wont tell if you don't tell that it does have Partially Hydrogenated oil in it. Just be sure to eat your organic fruits and veggies and Spring Water and you should be just fine. :)

No-Bake Cheesecake Filling:

8 oz. cream cheese, room temp
1/2 cup sugar...scant {just a little less}
1/3 cup Daisy Brand sour cream {no yucky ingredients. Just cream.100% pure&natural!}
1 tsp. pure lemon extract
zest of 1 lemon

Beat cream cheese and sugar until completely fluffy and smooth. Add the rest of ingredients. Spread filling on cooled brownie. Be sure to wrap frozen dessert if not serving for awhile to keep freezer odors OUT!

Garnish with whipped cream and ganache...and a sprig of mint...just because!

THE BEST GANACHE EVER:

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup good quality semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. vanilla

Bring whipping cream to boil. Remove from heat. Add chocolate chips and vanilla. Let sit for 5 minutes. Whisk until creamy. Drizzle over desserts. May be kept in fridge and reheated to serve.

This is great served on ice cream, crepes, waffles, put into milk...and there aren't any extra chemicals...which makes all of us mommies very happy!

Shared with: at the picket fence, comfy in the kitchen, thirty days, women living well, raising homemakers

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