Mini Irish Cream Cheesecakes (gluten-free, grain-free, 100% whole grain options)

INGREDIENTS

6 tbsp

raw sugar

6 tbsp

whole wheat flour or buckwheat flour (use buckwheat for a gluten and grain-free version)1 or whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour

6 tbsp

Dutch-process cocoa powder

salt

4 1/2 tbsp

unsalted butter, softened

1 lb

cream cheese (that's two 8-ounce packages)

2/3 cup

raw sugar, coconut sugar or granulated sugar2

6 tbsp

Irish cream (make sure to use gluten-free / grain-free Irish cream, if necessary)

1 tsp

vanilla

salt

large eggs, room temperature

1/2

batch Baileys fudge sauce and / or chocolate chips, optional