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Bloody Eyeball Cherry Cheesecake Cupcakes

Amp up your Halloween with the most delicious and yet frightfully looking Bloody Eyeball Cherry Cheesecake Cupcakes. All the guys and ghouls will die for a Halloween cheesecake!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Diet Low Salt
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 24 servings
Calories 159kcal
Author Katie

Equipment

  • KitchenAid Stand Mixer
  • Oven

Ingredients

For the Graham Cracker Crust:

  • ½ cups Finely ground graham crackers
  • 3 tablespoons Unsalted butter melted
  • ¼ cup  Granulated Sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon Salt

For the Cheesecake:

  • 3 8 oz Packages of cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Adam's Extract Clear Vanilla
  • 5 Eggs
  • 1 can Cherry Pie Filling
  • 48 Wilton Candy Eyeballs

Instructions

  • Stir together graham cracker, melted butter, sugar and salt in a bowl. Set to the side.
    ½ cups Finely ground graham crackers, 3 tablespoons Unsalted butter, ¼ cup  Granulated Sugar, ⅛ teaspoon Salt
  • Put a rack in the middle of oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric stand mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add one cup granulated sugar and the one teaspoon vanilla. Mix until well combined, scraping down sides of bowl with a spatula as needed.
    3 8 oz Packages of cream cheese, 1 cup Granulated Sugar, 5 Eggs, 1 teaspoon Adam's Extract Clear Vanilla
  • Place cupcake liners in muffin pan. Using a medium cookie scoop--scoop graham cracker filling in each liner. Then using another scoop, scoop cheesecake batter on top of the graham cracker until ¾ full. Repeat until all the batter is used.
  • Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven, let cool on a wire rack until at room temperature about 1 hour. Then, transfer to the refrigerator.
  • Before serving scoop 1 tablespoon of cherry pie filling on top and add 1,2, or even 3 eyeball candies! Repeat until all cheesecakes are decorated. Enjoy immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
    1 can Cherry Pie Filling, 48 Wilton Candy Eyeballs

Notes

  • Bake ahead - You can bake the cheesecake cupcakes ahead of time and decorate right before serving.
  • Fruit - The cherry filling works best because it looks like little red eyeballs. But you could also use blueberry filling as well.
  • Candy Eyeballs - Make sure to place the candy eyeballs on just before you are about to serve. I learned that they don't do well and bleed as they sit on the cherry compote over night.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 323IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg