Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
by foodlikecake
Well, I had never made cheesecake before and I wanted to give it a try. I also wanted to make chocolate cheesecake because plain was a little too boring for me. So out popped these amazing chocolate cheesecake bars. They have a crunchy Oreo crust, a creamy, tangy chocolate cheesecake filling, and a smooth top layer of chocolate ganache. Very chocolatey. I think these chocolate cheesecake bars turned out beautifully- don’t you?
Ingredients: Oreo Crust
24 whole Oreo cookies
6 tablespoons butter, melted
Chocolate Cheesecake Filling (from here)
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
24 ounces full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
Chocolate Ganache
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream
Recipe: Oreo crust
Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine the Oreos and the melted butter in a food processor until it makes coarse crumbs. Press into a 8×8 baking dish and bake for 8 minutes.
Cheesecake Filling
Preheat oven to 350F.
Melt chocolate over a double boiler and let cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the granulated sugar. Beat in each egg until incorporated. Beat in vanilla extract.
Mix in the chocolate.
Fold in the sour cream until the batter is even. Pour batter into pan.
Bake for about 50 minutes. The cheesecake should be firm, but the middle should be a little wet and wobbly.
Let cool to room temperature and refrigerate at least an hour before spreading the ganache over the top.
Chocolate Ganache
Put chocolate in a small heat-proof bowl.
Bring the heavy cream and butter to a boil and immediately pour over the chocolate. Let stand a few minutes, and then whisk until smooth.
Let cool slightly and then spread over the cheesecake with a off-set spatula.
Return cheesecake to the refrigerator for several hours, or overnight.
Enjoy!
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These look lovely, I want to eat them all!
Thank you!
Yes they are! I bet they were not only beautiful, but even super good! Beautiful photos!
Thank you so much!
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They sound so yum!
Thanks!
This looks delicious
Thank you!
Oh lord.. this is highly inappropriate but right now this looks like porn to me. On a sugar detox diets. I’d die for just a bite! Looks yum!
Haha, and thank you 😀
diets = diet
delectable!
Thanks 🙂
Wow! I am in awe over how good these look! It is torture looking at them and not being able to have one. They look so creamy and chocolaty. Saving the recipe to make soon. Thanks for sharing it!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful decoration!They look very yummy.I am very interested in cakes though I am just learning the basics now(my last post was eggless cake,do check it 🙂 ) and I get to learn a lot from you 🙂
Amazing.
They look and sound delish!
never made cheesecake before!!!! man you were missing out!
I really was 🙂
These looks so decadent! could you eat more than one? yum!
These look amazing, are they hard to get right for a first time cheesecake maker? I wanted to make them for my boss’ last day in work before she goes off on maternity 🙂
This was actually my first time making cheesecake, so yeah, I’d say pretty easy!
I made these over the weekend and my boyfriend loved them! They were amazing, thank you for the recipe 🙂
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