Crewsk, thank you SOOO much for hosting this! How neato is that?
I found this recipe in a retro dessert cookbok I have. I swiped out regular vanilla with vanilla bean paste and added time for the souflee. These things are a KO punch each and every time.
So simple...
So good....
What you see up there is 3 dozen of a 4 X batch.
Here's the formula that makes 1 dozen, plus a few more.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
16 ounces cream cheese (2 packs)
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 T vanilla bean paste
12 vanilla wafer cookies
12 paper cupcake cup liners
1 large can of pie filling, any flavor
Cream the cream cheese and sugar till fluffy. Add vanilla on slow speed. Add eggs one at a time. Beat on high until the batter gets 1/3 bigger in volume.
While you're waiting, drop the liners in the muffin tin and place a vanilla wafer cookie flat side down in each liner. With a 3 Tablespoon (size 20) ice cream scoop with a swipe release, plop a heaping scoop of batter in each cup, on top of the wafer cookie.
Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes or so. I just made some and pulled them at about 24 minutes. Perfect.
When they are cool to the touch, take them out of the pans and place them on a plate. Drop some filling in the fallen part, like a pool of fruit.
Chill at least a few hours before unwapping. The moisture will be needed for them to be peeled right. This is why you can't use foil wrappers by the way.
Enjoy!
RJ