1. Preheat oven to 325 F.

2. Place standard-sized foil or paper muffin cups into a muffin tin. Using an electric mixer, blend cream cheese with all ingredients until smooth and fill each with 1/4 cup of cheese mixture. Bake for 25 minutes.

3. Cool and decorate.

Tasty toppings
Try anything from fresh fruit to cute candies: blueberries, cherries, raspberries, shaved chocolate, crushed walnut brittle, M&M's, etc.  Using canned pie filling is not only super easy – it looks and tastes great on these minis.