Tiny Apple Cheesecakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 vanilla wafer cookies
1 c. chopped, peeled sweet apples
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 Tbsp. butter
6 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese
1/3 c. sour cream

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Place paper liners in eight (1/3-cup) muffin cups.
Place a cookie in bottom of each; set aside.
In a small skillet, melt butter.
Add apples; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; spoon over cookies.
With an electric mixer beat cream cheese, egg, sour cream, vanilla and remaining 5 tablespoons sugar until smooth.
Spoon over apples. Bake until set, 25 to 28 minutes.
Cool on a rack; remove cakes.
Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
Garnish with sour cream, apple slices and crushed vanilla wafers.