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Adorable and delicious...
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Five 8
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packages of
cream cheese, at room temperature |
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2 cups |
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granulated
sugar |
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¼ cup |
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all-purpose
flour |
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¼ tsp |
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salt |
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5 large |
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eggs |
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2 large |
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egg yolks |
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2 tsp |
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pure vanilla
extract |
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¼ cup |
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heavy
whipping cream |
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boiling
water, as needed |
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30 to 40
8-inch |
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lollipop
sticks |
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1 lb |
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semisweet
flavored, milk chocolate flavored, or brightly
colored confectionery coating (also known as
summer coating or wafer chocolate) |
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1 |
Position an oven
rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325°F.
Lightly grease a 10-inch cake pan or a 9 or 10-inch
square pan (don't use a springform pan.) |
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In a large bowl,
with an electric mixer set at low speed, beat together
the cream cheese, sugar, flour and salt until smooth.
Add the whole eggs and the egg yolks, one at a time,
beating well (but still at low speed) after each
addition. Beat in the vanilla and cream. |
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Pour the cheesecake
batter into the cake pan and place in a larger roasting
pan. Fill the roasting pan with boiling water until it
reaches halfway up the sides of the cake pan. Bake until
the cheesecake is firm and slightly golden on top, 35 to
40 minutes. |
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Remove cheesecake
from water bath and cool to room temperature. Cover the
cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until very
cold, at least 3 hours or up to overnight. |
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When cold and very
firm, scoop the cheesecake into 2-ounce balls and place
on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Carefully
insert a lollipop stick into each cheesecake ball.
Freeze the pops, uncovered, until very hard, at least 1
to 2 hours (overnight is best.) |
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When the cheesecake
pops are frozen and ready for dipping, prepare the
chocolate coating. Place half of the chocolate wafers in
a microwave- safe bowl. Microwave on high for 30
seconds. Remove from the microwave and stir. If the
chocolate is not completely melted, microwave for
30-second intervals, stirring until smooth. |
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Quickly dip a frozen
cheesecake pop in the melted chocolate, swirling quickly
to coat it completely. Hold the pop over the melted
chocolate and shake off any excess. Place the pop on a
clean parchment paper-lined baking sheet to set. Repeat
with remaining pops, melting more chocolate wafers as
needed. |
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Refrigerate (or
freeze) pops for up to 24 hours, until ready to serve. |
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Yield: About 30 to 40
pops |
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Cooking Tips |
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*We've actually kept these
in the freezer for a few days with success. They still taste
delicious. |
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**Wafer chocolate can be
found in baking supply or cake decorating stores and they're
available in dark, milk, and white chocolate varieties, as well
as a rainbow of colors. It doesn't need to be tempered and makes
for easier dipping. |
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***To dress up the pops, you
can roll them in crushed nuts, coarse sanding sugar, colorful
jimmies, toffee bits, or mini chocolate chips, or drizzle them
with a contrasting color of melted chocolate. |
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Recipe Source |
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Chewy, Messy, Gooey |
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