Recipe: Blissful Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes - Marla Meridith

Ingredients

• '--for the crust
• 1 cup ginger snap crumbs
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• pinch of salt
• 16 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 large eggs, whites and yolks separated at room temperature
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• dash of granulated sugar
• 1 bag (11.5 ounce) semi-sweet, milk or white chocolate chips
• fresh strawberries
• spinkles
• standard sized cupcake liners