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Mini Chocolate Cheesecake Turkeys

November 7, 2014 This post may contain affiliate links.

Create these decadently rich and creamy Mini Chocolate Cheesecake Turkeys. They will be a great addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table and will make your guests gobble for more.

Mini Chocolate Cheesecake Turkeys

I had so much fun recently making Chocolate Turkey Truffles and  Cheesecake Ghosts that I morphed the two ideas into these Mini Chocolate Cheesecake Turkeys for Thanksgiving.

I took concepts from both recipes and combined them to make one adorable and decadent chocolate Thanksgiving dessert. Each tiny little cheesecake is so lusciously rich that a little goes a long way. They are the perfect size sweet treat to serve after a huge holiday meal.

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It’s easy to see the resemblance in these holiday desserts. I tried to keep these cheesecakes simple, as I know how crazy it is getting a Thanksgiving day meal prepared.

Each miniature chocolate cheesecake is decorated with a graham cracker tail feather, two candy eyes, an orange candy-coated sunflower seed beak, and a red sunflower seed waddle.

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To make my cheesecakes extra special I used Eggland’s Best Eggs.

I can always count on EB eggs to be really fresh and flavorful.

I love cracking open an egg and seeing a vibrantly colored yolk and clear egg white, which is what I find inside Eggland’s Best Eggs.

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Cheesecake made with really fresh ingredients will keep well in the freezer for several months or in the refrigerator for 5 days. So you have plenty of time before Thanksgiving to get some of these made. Just thaw the cheesecakes in the refrigerator the day before you want to serve them, and decorate them that day.

I actually did an experiment and decorated these and kept them refrigerated for 4 hours. They looked perfect when they came out.

So, you can get these ready ahead of time and set them out for dessert.

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Mini Chocolate Cheesecake Turkeys

Ingredients:  (makes 24 turkeys)

butter, to coat the inside of your molds

2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
16 ounces cream cheese, softened (do not use low fat or no-fat cream cheese)
2/3 cup sugar
2 large Eggland’s Best Eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
48 candy eyes
24 orange candy-coated sunflower seeds
24 red candy-coated sunflower seeds
12-16 whole graham cracker rectangles

Supplies:

3  Wilton Brownie Pop Silicone Molds
1 fluted biscuit cutter

Instructions:

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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter the cavities in your molds.

Heat heavy whipping cream and chocolate on high in the microwave for 20 second intervals, stirring after each, until melted. Set aside to cool slightly.Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add Eggland’s Best Eggs, one at a time until well incorporated.

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Add the vanilla then pour in the chocolate and beat just until combined.

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Set the silicone molds on a baking sheet. Pour the chocolate cheesecake filling into the molds.

Bake for 22 minutes, then turn the oven off, open the oven door, and allow the cheesecake to remain in the oven for 10 minutes or until they look set.

Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool completely.

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Pop them in the freezer for at least 4 hours. I tried to remove one too soon and tore it apart. I stuck it back in and removed it later when they were frozen solid.

Once removed, put them on small individual serving dishes and allow them to thaw. I used plastic appetizer plates that I got at a party supply store.

Once the cheesecakes thaw they will be hard to move. If you can’t find small plates, you can place each cake on a small round cookie or cut rounds from graham crackers.

At this point, you can store the cheesecakes in the refrigerator for up to five days or put back in the freezer.

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To make the turkey’s feathers, use a fluted biscuit cutter and simply press down onto the graham cracker and they will cut. Cut out about 3/4 of the circle.

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When you are ready to decorate, press one tail feather onto the back of each cheesecake then add two candy eyes, one orange sunflower seed beak, and one red sunflower seed waddle. Do not decorate frozen cheesecakes.

How to make Chocolate Cheesecake Turkeys | Thanksgiving Recipes by HungryHappenings.com

You can decorate your cheesecake turkeys up to a few hours before serving. Keep refrigerated. Set them out at room temperature for at least 15 minutes before serving to intensify the chocolate flavor.

I was compensated by Eggland’s Best for creating this post.

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mini chocolate cheesecake turkeys
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Chocolate Cheesecake Turkeys
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
22 mins
 

Mini chocolate cheesecakes are decorated to look like Turkeys using graham crackers, orange candy-coated sunflower seeds, and candy eyes.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheesecake, chocolate, thanksgiving dessert, turkeys
Calories: 165 kcal
Author: Beth
Ingredients
  • butter, to coat the inside of your molds
  • 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 16 ounces cream cheese, softened (do not use low fat or no-fat cream cheese)
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 large Eggland's Best Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
  • 48 candy eyes
  • 24 orange candy-coated sunflower seeds
  • 24 red candy-coated sunflower seeds
  • 12-16 whole graham cracker rectangles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter the cavities in your molds.
  2. Heat heavy whipping cream and chocolate on high in the microwave for 20-second intervals, stirring after each, until melted.
  3. Set aside to cool slightly.
  4. Beat cream cheese until smooth.
  5. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
  6. Add Eggland's Best Eggs, one at a time until well incorporated.
  7. Add the vanilla then pour in the chocolate and beat just until combined.
  8. Set the silicone molds on a baking sheet. Pour the chocolate cheesecake filling into the molds.
  9. Bake for 22 minutes, then turn the oven off, open the oven door, and allow the cheesecake to remain in the oven for 10 minutes or until they look set.
  10. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool completely.
  11. Pop them in the freezer for at least 4 hours.
  12. Once frozen, un-mold them by pulling back on the silicone mold and pushing the cheesecake out.
  13. Put them on small individual serving dishes and allow them to thaw.
  14. At this point, you can store the cheesecakes in the refrigerator for up to five days or put them back in the freezer.
  15. To make the turkey's feathers, use a fluted biscuit cutter and simply press down onto the graham cracker and they will cut. Cut out about 3/4 of the circle.
  16. When you are ready to decorate, press one tail feather onto the back of each cheesecake then add two candy eyes, one orange sunflower seed beak, and one red sunflower seed waddle. Do not decorate frozen cheesecakes.
  17. You can decorate your cheesecake turkeys a few hours before serving.
  18. Keep refrigerated.
  19. Set them out at room temperature for at least 15 minutes before serving to intensify the chocolate flavor.

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Comments

  1. Annette

    November 14, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    I prefer plain cheesecake (don't know what flavor you'd call it) with strawberries or cherries on top.

    Reply
  2. Carmen N

    November 14, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    Vanilla bean. I love to eat cheesecake just by itself (sometimes with fresh fruit)

    Reply
  3. Crissie Clark Woolard

    November 14, 2014 at 4:29 am

    I LOVE STRAWBERRY!!!!

    Reply
  4. Neiddy Ruiz

    November 13, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    strawberry cheesecake is my favorite
    Leidy R rafflecopter

    Reply
  5. Kristen

    November 13, 2014 at 7:59 am

    My favorite is cherry cheesecake.

    Reply
  6. Anonymous

    November 13, 2014 at 5:08 am

    I love all of the turkey ideas they are soooooo cute

    Reply
  7. Angela

    November 13, 2014 at 3:15 am

    I like turtle cheesecake

    Reply
  8. LauraJJ

    November 13, 2014 at 2:49 am

    Oh my favorite is plain cheesecake with strawberries on top!

    Reply
  9. Fiddlin' Dandi

    November 13, 2014 at 12:53 am

    My favorite is any kind of cheesecake that has chocolate and peanut butter in it.

    Reply
  10. Cuevas77

    November 12, 2014 at 1:47 am

    I love Turtle Cheesecake!

    Reply
  11. Sugartown Sweets

    November 11, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    Yum! Chocolate cheesecake. I've never made one, but you make it look delicious AND cute!

    Reply
  12. sandyhills x

    November 11, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    My favorite is the chocolate cheesecake flavor – shaunie on rafflecopter

    Reply
  13. ♡♥♬ Carolsue ♡♥♬

    November 11, 2014 at 10:55 am

    I like Pecan Pie cheesecake!
    Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net

    Reply
  14. adagherkin

    November 11, 2014 at 3:47 am

    I like strawberry

    Reply
  15. Vivacious Ramsey

    November 10, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    i love chocolate…livivua

    Reply
  16. Barbara Bradford

    November 10, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    My very favorite cheesecake is New York Style with fresh strawberries in a sugar syrup.

    Reply
  17. Madeline B

    November 10, 2014 at 11:32 am

    I like cheesecake with chocolate or caramel the best!

    Reply
  18. Tammigirl

    November 10, 2014 at 3:09 am

    My favorite is regular old plain cheesecake. I know, not fancy – but if it's so thick it makes your mouth stick together? I'm in!

    Reply
  19. D Schmidt mummytotwoboys

    November 10, 2014 at 2:40 am

    I like salted caramel cheesecake

    Reply
  20. Heather Sebastian

    November 9, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    My favorite is new york cheesecake!

    Reply
  21. tammy

    November 9, 2014 at 8:45 am

    I love NY cheesecake.

    Reply
  22. Brenda Haines

    November 9, 2014 at 4:09 am

    Caramel cheesecake is a big favorite of mine! 🙂

    Reply
  23. Leela

    November 9, 2014 at 4:00 am

    Vanilla cheesecake.

    Reply
  24. CarrieAnn13

    November 9, 2014 at 3:13 am

    chocolate caramel cheesecake yum!

    Reply
  25. Allison Downes

    November 9, 2014 at 3:07 am

    I like strawberry cheesecake.

    Thanks for the nice giveaway!

    Reply
  26. Anonymous

    November 9, 2014 at 2:46 am

    I like chocolate cheesecake.

    Allison K.

    Reply
  27. Harbinger

    November 9, 2014 at 1:44 am

    Chocolate salted caramel.

    Reply
  28. 1froglegs

    November 9, 2014 at 1:37 am

    I haven't been exposed to too many options, so my opinion is incomplete, but I love it with strawberries on top.

    Reply
  29. Anonymous

    November 9, 2014 at 1:06 am

    I like raspberry cheesecake.

    Lori N.

    Reply
  30. freebiequeen15

    November 9, 2014 at 12:38 am

    I love peanut butter cheesecake!

    Reply
  31. Kim

    November 9, 2014 at 12:24 am

    My favorite cheesecake is pumpkin!

    Reply
  32. Sanni

    November 9, 2014 at 12:19 am

    Lemon and vanilla cheesecake

    Reply
  33. Emily Smith

    November 8, 2014 at 11:45 pm

    My favorite cheesecake flavor is butterscotch. 🙂

    Reply
  34. Kristy

    November 8, 2014 at 11:35 pm

    Pumpkin Cheesecake….yummy!!!

    Reply
  35. dragonswing

    November 8, 2014 at 11:14 pm

    I like plain cheesecake cause then I can jazz it up with all kind of different toppings–like cherries, blueberries, strawberries, chocolate.

    Reply
  36. karen

    November 8, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    vanilla bean

    Reply
  37. Anonymous

    November 8, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    from Karen-
    pumpkin cheesecake

    Reply
  38. Anonymous

    November 8, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    I love classic plain cheesecake but with a side of vanilla icecream to break up the sweetness.
    Samantha

    Reply
  39. sandy

    November 8, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    plain cheese cake is awesome by itself

    Reply
  40. Marsha A

    November 8, 2014 at 6:50 pm

    The most adorable cheesecake I've ever seen! I'd them all, whatever flavor they were made.

    Reply
  41. libby

    November 8, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    I just like plain cheesecake

    Reply
  42. Rose-Marie

    November 8, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    I love cheesecake, and love making it for special occasions. I don't have any one favorite, I love them all. But during the holiday season, I love peppermint cheesecake. Those are adorable turkeys!!!

    Reply
  43. Cindyzs (cindy zemble stewart/freespiritczs)

    November 8, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    white chocolate macadamia, cherry, blueberry…more! lol 🙂

    Reply
  44. Colleen

    November 8, 2014 at 4:07 pm

    Go9sh, I like Any flavored cheesecake. Guess I will go with the Brownie Swirl or the Black Forest Cheesecake or the Boston Cream………all depending what day of the week it is. :}

    Reply
  45. Joey J

    November 8, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    pumpkin cheesecake! YUM!

    your recipe is too cute! thank you for the cool idea & for the chance to win!

    Joey J.

    Reply
  46. Lori Stilger

    November 8, 2014 at 3:48 pm

    Honestly? I bake a LOT of cheesecakes, used to do it as a living. I prefer a plain cheesecake – NY style is my fave – that's not too sweet. I might add a bit of fruit sauce, but that's how I roll. 😀 Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂 Be BLESSED!

    Reply
  47. Jan

    November 8, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    I LOVE cheesecake, plain, strawberry, caramel, not so much chocolate.

    Reply
  48. Mami2jcn

    November 8, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    I like strawberry cheesecake.

    Reply
  49. Lynn

    November 8, 2014 at 9:14 am

    I'm a fan of all kinds of cheesecake:@) Your turkeys are so cute:@)

    Reply
  50. Lisa Breece

    November 8, 2014 at 5:10 am

    I would have to say blueberry cheesecake because it's very yummy.

    Reply
  51. Anonymous

    November 8, 2014 at 4:45 am

    My favorite cheesecake flavor is the original.
    heather hgtempaddy@hotmail.com

    Reply
  52. kellyr78

    November 8, 2014 at 3:34 am

    I like chocolate flavored cheesecake.

    Reply
  53. HS

    November 8, 2014 at 3:05 am

    I like plain cheesecake, original is the best.

    Reply
  54. Sandy H

    November 8, 2014 at 2:14 am

    I love NewYork cheesecake with cherry topping

    Reply
  55. Peggy Johnson

    November 8, 2014 at 1:58 am

    I love plain cheesecake with a praline topping

    Reply
  56. The Partiologist

    November 8, 2014 at 1:45 am

    Of course you made adorable, yummy cheesecake turkeys with graham cracker feathers. And I LOVE chocolate cheesecake, big surprise huh?

    Reply
  57. Christine

    November 8, 2014 at 12:12 am

    I actually like plain cheesecake the best. But honestly, I've never met a cheesecake I didn't like.

    Reply
  58. Anonymous

    November 7, 2014 at 10:34 pm

    strawberry
    spgoddess55(at)msn(dot)com

    Reply
  59. Leslie W

    November 7, 2014 at 10:13 pm

    I love blackberry cheesecake, it's so good and pretty too!

    Reply
  60. J.T. Brooks

    November 7, 2014 at 9:49 pm

    I don't really like cheesecake but i make it for my family. I think they all seem to like Chocolate and Raspberry though.
    Good Luck to all

    Reply

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