A Halloween Tech Party

Every year at my work, the technology crew conducts a learning activity with our teachers to keep everyone up to date with our technologically savy students.  Loudoun County Public School does a GREAT job of giving our students what they need and keeping up with the times.  We are all very thankful for the opportunities that are given to us here.  They make it very easy to work for and we feel confident sending our kids here.

The best part about this learning activity is that we have a school wide lunch and our tech teachers make all the food and its always delicious.  We had a potato bar and salad today which was a great meal for a crisp fall day.  I helped out with dessert...sent in the leftovers from Ashton's chocolate chip cookie pie (it was soooo good that I had to get it OUT of the house), and then made some Halloween pumpkin cheesecakes with the oreo crust.  I still can't decide about these.  I loved the topping...I was not crazy about the oreo.  I would probably try and make these again...this time putting some filling at the bottom, then the oreo, then the cheesecake again.  These are really easy if you need something quick to take to work or your kids school.  I put on Ashton's dinner and then still made these when everyone left and they took minimal effort.

Halloween Oreo Pumpkin Cheesecakes
yield: 12 individual cheesecakes

Ingredients:1-8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup pureed pumpkin
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
pinch of salt
12 Halloween Oreos
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners. Place 1 oreo in the bottom of each muffin tin. Set aside. In large bowl, whip cream cheese and sugar together until smooth. Stir in vanilla, pumpkin, egg, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour and salt until combined. Scrape sides of bowl and whip mixture until completely smooth. Spoon mixture evenly over oreos. Bake 20-25 minutes or until cheesecakes have set. Remove from oven to cool. Once cheesecakes are cool enough to handle, remove from muffin tin. Remove paper wrappers. Microwave chocolate chips until smooth and completely melted. Spoon chocolate into a piping bag with a small round tip. Pipe melted chocolate in concentric circles on top of cheesecakes. Drag the end of a toothpick through the chocolate to create a spiders web look. Repeat with remaining cheesecakes. Refrigerate until ready to serve.