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Sunday, January 23, 2011





Today's recipe is CHEESECAKE POPS! Don't they sound and look delicious? Well, I've got news for you... they ARE delicious! I pulled the recipe from a book the hubs gave me last year called "Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey" by Jill O'Connor. Thanks babe! After the success of this recipe, you'll probably see Jill's other goodies pop up a time or two.

{Jill has a great cheesecake recipe that even I could get right!}

What you need:

Five 8 oz packages of Cream Cheese, at room temp
2 Cups Sugar
1/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
5 Large Eggs
2 Egg Yolks
2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1/4 Cup Heavy Cream

Boiling Water as needed
30-40 8-inch lollipop sticks
Dipping Chocolate and Toppings



  • With hand mixer on low, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and salt until smooth.
  • Add the whole eggs and then egg yolks one at a time, beating well {on low} after each addition.
  • Beat in the vanilla and cream.


  • Lightly grease a 10-inch baking pan {or 9 x 13}
  • Pour the batter into the cake pan
  • Place the cake pan in a large roasting pan {or cookie sheet}
  • Fill the roasting pan with boiling water until it reaches half-way up the cake pan

Bake until cheesecake is firm and slightly golden on top {35-45 min}


{remove cheesecake from oven and cool to room temp}
{refrigerate at least 3 hours, or up to over night}


{when cold and firm, scoop the cheesecake into 2-ounce balls}


{place balls on parchment paper and carefully insert lollipop sticks}
{freeze the pops, uncovered, until very hard- at least 2 hrs}


{while pops are freezing, prepare any wanted toppings}


{we used oreos, butterfingers, graham cracker crumbs, mini m&ms, and reece's}


{when cheesecake pops are frozen, prepare chocolate coating as directed on package}
{quickly dip frozen cheesecake pop in the melted chocolate}
{shake off any excess}
{dip or sprinkle with desired toppings}
{place on clean parchment paper}


{we made 35 pops with plenty of cheesecake to spare}


{Mmm... don't they look tasty?}


{sorry, couldn't help myself}


{what toppings would you add?}


NOTE: If the prospect of making your own cheesecake from scratch is intimidating to you, you could easily make these with a cheesecake purchased from the store! Just scoop the cheesecake into balls and pick up from there on the recipe!


16 comments:

  1. So yummy! I will definitely try to do some of these!

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  2. Yum!! What a great idea!

    I'm featuring these on my blog today!

    www.imlovinyourblog.blogspot.com

    let me know if you mind!

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  3. What a great idea to use cheesecake instead of cake!! My sis is getting married in May these would be PERFECT for her shower!!

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  4. wow - you made that look soooo easy! I would love to make these for my peeps for V Day!

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  5. OMGosh! DROOL! These look amazing! I must try this recipe, and check out that book! Anything chewey, sticky, messy, or gooey is a winner to me!
    Love your blog, and the name.... so stinkin' cute!
    Found you over at Texas Monkey and I'm your newest follower!

    Jeana
    inplaceofhercrown.blogspot.com

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  6. Yum! I'm going to try making these for my cousin's upcoming graduation party.

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  7. Somehow my comment this morning didn't show up. Just letting you know I wouldn't mind being your quality-control "helper" for these tasty recipes. :)

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  8. Your newest follower via the party! These look awesome! So fun...and I love cheesecake! Yay! Cute blog too!

    Blessings to you,
    Holly
    http://hallelujahsbyholly.blogspot.com

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  9. yea, I'm going to be making these...I'm adding you to my Tuesday To-Do Post!
    I think I gained 5 pounds just looking at them!
    smiles!
    Jami

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  10. i'm definitely trying these! looooove cheesecake :)

    -Jackie
    http://jaclyndesigns.blogspot.com/

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  11. Oh my gosh! I work with Brian and I had the pleasure of stealing one of these drops of heaven. AMAZING! You just changed my life! :)

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  12. Oh my gosh-I am so excited about this!!! Thanks for posting this recipe!

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  13. My husband is going to love this recipe!!

    Love,
    Susan and Bentley
    xxoo

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  14. is this what heaven looks like??? they look soooo amazing! ..especially with reeses on.. i want one so bad! thanks for sharing! (linked over from dittle dattle) :)

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  15. These look amazingly delicious! Yum, thanks for sharing! Featured them on my blog this week! Have a great weekend!

    Blessings to you,
    Holly
    http://hallelujahsbyholly.blogspot.com/2011/02/favorite-things-friday-my-mamas-sugar.html

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