I was attending the annual birthday party for my boyfriend and his friends, and I needed a quick and tasty dessert recipe. I used the base of my usual party favorite (Cheesecake Cups)and added pumpkin and a few other fall flavors and boom....... these Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse tarts were born!

As usual, after testing a recipe, I posted a picture on Instagram saying the recipe would be coming soon. Then I planned a second round of recipe testing before sharing the recipe with you all on the blog.

For the second round of testing, just to make sure the recipe was absolutely perfect, I baked the tarts for a double celebration - happy hour to congratulate a co-worker who had recently been promoted (Congrats Brie!) and a friend's birthday (Happy Birthday Amber!). I followed the same basic recipe as the first test round, but made a few changes which elevated the tarts to the next level and made them blog worthy!

The flavors are the essence of the holidays all rolled into one; pumpkin, cinnamon, crisp-buttery crust and light & fluffy cheesecake. Honestly what could be more perfect? The birthday girl said she needed of bathtub full of the stuff and another co-worker called them PUMPKINLICIOUS!.

I hope you give this sweet treat a try for your holiday parties!