Mini Strawberry & Lemon Cheesecakes

Let cream cheese and egg get room temp.

In medium bowl add softened cream cheese, white sugar, vanilla, lemon zest egg and cornstarch

Blend with mixer

In blender puree ½ cup of strawberries, pour puree into small bowl and then add additional strawberries and set aside

Place crackers in a large Ziploc close and crush with rolling pin or large drinking glass

In small microwaveable dish melt butter, add crushed cracker crumbs to med bowl add sugar mix well, and then pour in melted butter and mix making sure that all of cracker crumbs are coated with butter

Preheat oven 350⁰

In small single serving dessert dish add graham cracker mixture to bottom of each dish and lightly press with back of teaspoon

Lightly coat each with egg white and place in oven for approx. 7 minutes

Once crust has cooled fill with cream cheese mixture (slightly shy of the rim)

Bake approx. 15-18 minutes

Once cooled top with strawberry mixture and fresh lemon zest (to taste)