Signature Recipes

Here’s a recipe for chocolate lovers and NASCAR fans featuring Dale Jr’s Big Mo.’  The chocolate bar was introduced in 2007 and refers to the younger Earnhardt’s hometown of Mooresville, NC.

Dale Jr’s Big Mo’ Champion Cheesecake Cupcakes

Crust
1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
4 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
24 Dale Jr’s Big Mo Creamy Caramel or Peanut Butter Bar segments (1 1/2 bars)

Filling
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
½ cup sour cream
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place a paper cupcake liner in each cup of a standard muffin pan.

To make crust, in a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter until crumbs are moistened. Press crust into bottom of each muffin cup.
Put 1 candy bar segment into the center of each crust.

Beat cream cheese with a handheld electric mixer until fluffy.
Add sugar and vanilla, beating well.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add sour cream.
Spoon cream cheese mixture over candy bar segment and graham cracker crusts until the cup is
     ¾ full.
Bake until just set, about 20 minutes.  
 
Allow to cool completely before serving.

Edited by Patricia D. Sherman