MINI CARAMEL APPLE STREUSEL CHEESECAKES

While I am taking a break from all my cooking, I am excited to share with you an awesome dessert that Friend Deb served us yesterday at our monthly Farkle gathering. Everyone was so impressed when they saw them, they couldn't believe they were "homemade". She said they were so easy, too. She found the recipe in a magazine while she was waiting to get her allergy shot. I forgot to ask her what magazine it was. (If it is like most doctor offices I go to, the magazine might have been several years old.)

MINI CARAMEL APPLE STREUSEL CHEESECAKES

1       (11 oz) pkg no-bake cheesecake dessert kit, like Jell-O + ingredients to prepare according to box
caramel extract to taste
4       (1 oz) packets apple-cinnamon oatmeal 
1/4    cup flour
1       stick butter, at room temperature
1/4    cup caramel sauce

Prepare cheesecake dessert kit as package directs. Add extract if you using it.

Divide the crust evenly among 6 lined muffin wells.

Pour prepared filling over top of crust; chill at least 1 hour or until set.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

In a bowl, stir together the dry oatmeal, flour, and butter. Spread crumbles in a single layer on parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown and fragrant.

Unmold cheesecakes. Divide streusel crumbs evenly among cheesecakes. Gently press crumbs into tops.

In heatproof bowl, microwave caramel sauce 30 seconds. Drizzle over cheesecakes just before serving.