Mini Cherry Cheesecakes

Ingredients

• 12 vanilla wafers or pecan sandies
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar, depending upon taste (may be less)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• cherry pie filling

Directions

1. 1

   Place cupcake inserts into cupcake tin.

2. 2

   Crush several vanilla wafers or pecan sandies and sprinkle into bottom of cupcake inserts about 1/4", or use a whole vanilla wafer.

3. 3

   Mix cream cheese, eggs vanilla.

4. 4

   Add about 1/2 cup of the 3/4 cup sugar.

5. 5

   Taste mixture.

6. 6

   If not sweet enough add more sugar.

7. 7

   I like to add a little at a time and taste.

8. 8

   When I feel it's sweet enough I stop.

9. 9

   Mix about 5 minutes with a mixer on medium.

10. 10

    Add to cupcake inserts till about 2/3 full.

11. 11

    Bake 12 to 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

12. 12

    Cool and spoon cherrie pie filling on top of mini cheescake tarts.