Easy Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Well I took this to my church’s Ladies Night of Reflection tonight. It was delicious and my presentation was like the pic, I piped ganache on each one. After it was over, at least three ladies asked if they could take a piece home .

Easy chocolate cheesecake bars are rich, creamy, and so decadent! You can make these up to two months in advance and store them in your freezer! 


Prep Time : 30 minutes
Cook Time : 30 minutes
Inactive Time : 4 hours
Total Time : 5 hours
Yield : 12 bars


INGREDIENTS

For the Chocolate Cookie Crust:

• (1) regular full-size package Oreo cookies, crushed into fine crumbs (36 sandwich cookies in total)
• 8 tablespoons (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted

For the Chocolate Cheesecake Filling:

• 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 and 1/2 pounds (24 ounces) full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup (7 ounces) granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (1 and 7/8 ounces) light brown sugar, packed
• 2 Tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder
• 4 large eggs plus 2 egg yolks, at room temperature
• 1 cup (8 ounces) heavy cream, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the Chocolate Ganache (optional):

• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 cup (8 ounces) heavy cream

Get the directions @ bakerbynature.com