Mini Red Velvet Cheesecakes

This recipe is good in theory, but as written, the execution is less than delicious. The main cheesecake batter was pretty tasty, but the finished product was ruined because... Reserving 1 cup of the batter is way too much for the dollops on top to swirl, and 2 T of cocoa powder is WAY too much. Like another reviewer said, it turned the "red" batter really brown, masked the sweetness of the beets, and ultimately made the entire cheesecake taste bitter. I'm glad I made these and tried one the night before the birthday party I made them for, because I would have been embarrassed to serve these! Again, good in theory, but take the idea of the swirl and run with it - I highly recommend NOT sticking with this recipe as written!

Why couldn't you use pureed baby food (all different flavors) in place of the beets? Just think, you could probably use carrots, peas, pumpkin, peaches, etc. A nice variety of flavors.

Made this with the best intentions to incorporate the beets, however, due to poor quality blender...lol couldn't get the beets pureed to my liking, also when I added the cocoa powder, my beets turned brown like chocolate, maybe it should have stated add 2 teaspoons instead of 2 Tablespoons. So I omitted the beets and did this instead:

1. I used a regular size muffin pan.
2. I put about 24 Nilla wafers in a bag and pounded them to crumbs (keep pounding so there are no big pieces) or food process them.
3. Melted 1/2 stick of butter in sauce pot on low heat and added Nilla crumbs and mixed well. (This makes a nice crust)
4. Placed crumbs at the bottom of muffin tin liner.
5. Poured mixed cheesecake batter over crumbs and baked as directed.
6. These were great after they cooled down!! NO hint at anything being low or reduced fat. I can thank the butter for that..LOL
7. They were even BETTER the next day after they chilled in the fridge. They would have been even better with a sort of topping.
8. Will be making this 4th of July weekend and top some with strawberries and some with blueberries to take to a cook out :)

Where's the frosting recipe?

sounds good. I plan to try it. we have a family member that love cheese cake but wii not eat vegetables at all. He is 19 not a young child.

Using an online calorie calculator, it looks like one serving has
53 kcals
2.5 g fat
56 mg sodium
7 carbs
4 g sugar
You might want to double check these numbers yourself, but if I'm right, this is a pretty low-impact snack. You could eat two with out any guilt!

Sounds great! I'll try it.

thanks

sounds yummy can't wait to try it

This sounds like a great cheesecake recipe to try with family and friends.