5 from 3 votes
Cheesecake Pops
These cheesecake pops are the perfect chocolatey treats!
Prep Time
8 hrs
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
9 hrs
Servings:
30
to 40 Pops
Calories:
290 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the cheesecake:
- 40 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 5 egg large
- 2 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pure
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- water boiling, as needed
For the pops:
- lollipop sticks 8-inch, quantity 30-40
- 1 pound chocolate finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- nut colored jimmies, crushed peppermints, mini chocolate chips, sanding sugars, dragees) - Optional, assorted decorations, chopped
Instructions
- 1. Position oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Set some water to boil.
- In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, flour, and salt until smooth. If using a mixer, mix on low speed. 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.
- 2. Grease a 10-inch cake pan (not a springform pan), and pour the batter into the cake pan. Place the pan in a larger roasting pan. Fill the roasting pan with the 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 45 minutes.
- 3. Remove the cheesecake from the 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.
- 4. When the cheesecake is 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 cheesecake pops, uncovered, until very hard, at least 1 - 2 hours.
- 5. When the cheesecake pops are frozen and ready for dipping, prepare the chocolate. In the top of a double boiler, set over simmering water, or in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, heat half the chocolate and half the shortening, stirring often, until chocolate is melted and chocolate and shortening are combined. Stir until completely smooth. Do not heat the chocolate too much or your chocolate will lose it's shine after it has dried. Save the rest of the chocolate and shortening for later dipping, or use another type of chocolate for variety.
- 6. Alternately, you can microwave the same amount of chocolate coating pieces on high at 30 second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- 7. Quickly dip a frozen cheesecake pop in the melted chocolate, swirling quickly to coat it completely. Shake off any excess into the melted chocolate. If you like, you can now roll the pops quickly in optional decorations. You can also drizzle them with a contrasting color of melted chocolate (dark chocolate drizzled over milk chocolate or white chocolate over dark chocolate, etc.) Place the pop on a clean parchment paper-lined baking sheet to set. Repeat with remaining pops, melting more chocolate and shortening (or confectionary chocolate pieces) as needed.
- 8. Refrigerate the pops for up to 24 hours, until ready to serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
290kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Cholesterol
84mg
(28%)
Sodium
155mg
(6%)
Potassium
108mg
(2%)
Sugar
22g
(44%)
Vitamin A
595IU
(12%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
0.8mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30 to 40 Pops
Amount Per Serving
Calories 290
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 290kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 84mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 155mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 108mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 595IU | 12% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.