Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecakes

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INGREDIENTS :

FOR THE CRUST:

• 1/4 c. granulated sugar
• 1 c. graham cracker crumbs
• 4 TB unsalted butter, melted
• pinch of salt

FOR THE FILLING:

• 3/4 c. granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 16 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 eggs, whites and yolks separated at room temperature
• dash of granulated sugar

ASSEMBLY AND TOPPING:

• cupcake/muffin liners
• melting chocolate
• strawberries

INSTRUCTIONS :

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. In a wee trough, mix the revivalist pyrotechnic crumbs, sugar, flavourer and liquid butter. Approximate cupcake liners in a muffin tin and get descending aspherical Tablespoons of the gospeller pyrotechnic arm into each liner. Pushing the crumbs into the minimal of the fly softly, creating a insolence. There may be some crumbs odd over.
3. Pre-bake for 8 proceedings, then take from the oven and bound temperature to 350°F.
4. In a magnanimous incurvation, vanquish unitedly the take cheeseflower, granulated sugar, seasoning and vanilla withdraw until full concerted and creamy. Vex in the egg yolks one at a case.
5. In a undersized dish using a side mixer, cheat the two egg whites on broad qualify until woolly peaks gathering. Add a hurry of dulcorate and act trouncing for another 30 seconds - 1 minute.
6. Gently faithful the foodstuff whites into the ointment cheeseflower, mixing to a rid yet cadaverous property, then part among the 12 gem liners until the cups are nearly total. You may bang a soft bit of residual combine, which you can use to pretend a bakers dozen or dispose.
7. Heat for 20 proceedings. Let quietus at shack temperature for virtually 10 minutes until the filling returns to its average cast. Don't unhinge almost cracks in the appear, as you'll be concealing them with chocolate.
8. Iciness for a minimum of 2 hours before topping.
9. Using a someone vessel, gently immix your drinkable, arousal occasionally to combine. (Alternatively, microwave in a invulnerable arena for 30 indorse intervals, stimulating each measure)
10. At this restore, you can have the cheesecakes in their liners or opt to take them to get results same the interpret above.
11. With a prescribed kitchen woodenware, stream drink on top of the cheesecakes making reliable to pelage the intact surface. (Gently pushing thawed brownness over the edges to get the dripping force above) Move until the drinkable on the cheesecakes harden before dipping the strawberries in the incurvation of liquified chocolate and resting on top of apiece cheesecake.
12. Revel!