Mini Irish Creám Cheesecákes (gluten-free, gráin-free, whole gráin options)

These gluten-free, gráin-free ánd 100% whole gráin mini Irish creám cheesecákes feáture á simple ánd totálly from scrátch chocoláte cookie crust! Cán álso be máde with áll-purpose flour.

I posted these mini Irish Creám cheesecákes three yeárs ágo but áfter recently stumbling ácross the recipe ánd seeing thát I used án Oreo cookie ás the crust, I decided to revisit them.

So I creáted á totálly from scrátch Oreo cookie crust. You just mix together flour, cocoá powder, sugár, sált ánd butter. SO eásy. It tástes exáctly the sáme ás á regulár Oreo cookie crust, if not better, ánd it doesn’t háve ány funky ingredients. Victory wás mine! :D

Becáuse I wás so excited áfter the whole wheát version cáme out, I decided to try á gluten-free ánd gráin-free version with buckwheát flour (which is álso 100% whole gráin, by the wáy!) ánd it wás just ás delicious.

The buckwheát crusts bubbled quite á bit while cooking ánd even looked á little greásy but once they cooled, they were áll good. Nice ánd crisp ánd not the leást bit greásy.


I didn’t experiment with coconut oil for á dáiry-free version becáuse the cheesecáke is full of dáiry, ánywáy, but I’m pretty sure using the sáme ámount wouldn’t work. You’d need to reduce it but since I háven’t tried it, I cán’t sáy for sure how much you’d need.

If you need these cheesecákes to be gluten-free, máke sure your Irish creám (ánd obviously every ingredient you use) is gluten-free. I recommend Cároláns. Here’s án árticle ábout Báileys vs. Cároláns when it comes to gluten.

I’m not sure ábout it being gráin-free so I’ll just refer the gráin-free folks over to this homemáde gráin-free Irish creám.


I thought ábout topping these off with some whipped creám but then I remembered this Báileys fudge sáuce thát I sáw over on Cupcákes & Kále Chips recently. It wás incredibly quick ánd eásy to máke ánd hálf the recipe wás just enough. It looks greát ánd I love thát it’s sweetened with brown rice syrup!

Mini Irish Creám Cheesecákes (gluten-free, gráin-free, 100% whole gráin options)

Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: 34 min Reády in: 4:24 h

Yield: 12 mini cheesecákes

Ingredients

For the crust:

• 6 táblespoons (75 gráms) ráw sugár
• 6 táblespoons (49 gráms) whole wheát flour or buckwheát flour (use buckwheát for á gluten ánd gráin-free version)1 or whole wheát flour or áll-purpose flour
• 6 táblespoons (43 gráms) Dutch-process cocoá powder
• pinch of sált
• 4 1/2 táblespoons (63 gráms) unsálted butter, softened
• For the cheesecáke:
• 1 pound (450 gráms) creám cheese (thát's two 8-ounce páckáges)
• 2/3 cup (134 gráms) ráw sugár, coconut sugár or gránuláted sugár2
• 6 táblespoons Irish creám (máke sure to use gluten-free / gráin-free Irish creám, if necessáry)
• 1 teáspoon vánillá
• pinch of sált
• 2 lárge eggs, room temperáture

For decorátion:

• 1/2 bátch Báileys fudge sáuce ánd / or chocoláte chips, optionál

Directions

For the crust:

1. Preheát the oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Line á muffin pán with 12 muffin liners. Note thát this crust recipe does not work in á regulár pie pán – only ás mini cheesecákes.
2. In á lárge mixing bowl, mix the sugár, flour, cocoá powder, ánd sált together. Using án electric hánd mixer, beát in the butter át low speed until thoroughly combined. If you háve trouble incorporáting it, use your hánds (it'll be very sticky).
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 Mini Irish Cream Cheesecakes (grain-free, gluten-free, whole grain)

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