I made these baby cheesecakes after seeing this incredible recipe on the Joy the Baker blog. I didn't have time to make caramel from scratch, but Cajeta was a deliciously messy stand-in. I hadn't had cajeta since my college years, but an old roommate & I used to smear it on cookies or Bimbo brand pound cakes before class. Breakfast of champions, right? The mind reels.
Did I mention there's a ginger snap crust under all that deliciousness?
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| (These cupcake liners are the BEST. "If You Care" is kind of a guilt-trippy sounding label, but you don't have to use cooking spray at all, and they aren't in silly pastel colors. Amazing!) |

