A Second Helping of Murder

by Christine Wenger

Pour in your favorite barbecue sauce until it’s well coated.

  Mom’s (Rose’s) Bite-Sized Cheesecakes

  I’ve kept this recipe since I was in St. Margaret’s Grammar School. My mother and I used to make these two-bite cheesecakes for every one of their numerous bake sales.

  3/4 cups sugar

  2 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese

  2 eggs

  1 Tbsp. lemon juice

  1 tsp. vanilla

  box vanilla wafers

  Beat all ingredients until fluffy. Place 1 vanilla wafer in lined cupcake pan (use small liners).

  Fill 2/3 full with cheese mixture.

  Bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 375 degrees.

  When cool, top with spoon of pie filling.*

  *Or whatever you’d like to top the cheesecakes with. For the Dance Fest, I used a dollop of lemon curd and 3 to 4 fresh blueberries because it was blueberry season. Sliced strawberries would work or any kind of fresh berry or even fruit jam.

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