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step 2 In small bowl, mix together crust ingredients; press into bottom of pan. Bake 6 to 7 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely. Reduce oven to 300°F. step 3 In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add sour cream and heavy cream; blend well. Pour over crust. step 4 Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until filling is firm, but slightly soft in center. Turn off oven; leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes. Remove from oven; cool cheesecake completely. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. A must try trend: Pie on a stick!! Here’s a Mini Cherry Pie Recipe that I found via www.thesweetestoccasion.com • Flour for rolling dough • 2 tablespoons white sugar • 1 large egg, with a splash of water • Cherry jam (or other filling of your choice – think jam, peanut butter or Nutella) • Lollipop sticks (I picked up a package of the oven-safe kind at Michaels) • Heart cookie cutter Before starting, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Start by rolling out your dough until it’s smooth and even, roughly 1/4″ thick. Once your dough is rolled out, use your cookie cutter to cut out as many hearts as you can. Recombine the scraps of dough and repeat until you have a whole bunch of little dough hearts. Spoon a bit of cherry jam or your filling of choice in the center of half of the hearts. (You’ll reserve half of the hearts as tops!) I like to load mine up as much as I can while still leaving a little border around the outside of the heart. Place the stick on the dough, top with the other heart shape, and stabilize the pop with a fork by pressing the fork onto the dough.