Showing posts with label cheesecake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheesecake. Show all posts

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Chocolate Chip Reese's Cheesecake Bars



Ingredients:

2 tubes cookie dough (16 oz each)
2 8 oz. blocks cream cheese
12 Reese's peanut butter cups
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Recipe:

Flatten 1 tube of cookie dough onto the bottom of a 9" x 9" square baking pan.
Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in separate bowl until smooth.
Lay 3 rows of 4 Reese's cups each on top of the cookie dough.
Pour and spread the cheesecake filling on top of the Reese's.
Lay another flattened layer of cookie dough on top.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 min.
After chilling, cut into bars and scarf down immediately.

From Buzzfeed including video here:

http://www.foodplease.com/story/prepare/2015/11/27/these-chocolate-chip-reeses-cheesecake-bars-are-everything-youve-ever

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Pecan Cheesecake Squares


Pecan Cheesecake Squares


Ingredients


For the shortbread layer
  1. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  2. 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  3. 1/2 cup butter, softened
  4. 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
For the cheesecake layer
  1. 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  2. 1/2 cup sugar
  3. 1/2 cup milk
  4. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the pecan pie layer
  1. 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  2. 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  3. 1/3 cup butter, melted and cooled slightly
  4. 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  5. 1/4 teaspoon salt
  6. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  7. 1 1/2 cups pecans

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. For the shortbread layer: In a medium bowl, combine flour and 3/4 cup brown sugar. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Press mixture evenly into bottom of a greased 9x13" baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven, and cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
  3. For the cheesecake layer: Place the cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer outfitted with a paddle attachment, and beat at medium speed until smooth. Beat in sugar. Add milk and 2 teaspoons vanilla, and beat until combined. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the cooled shortbread layer. Bake for 15 minutes; remove from oven and cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
  4. For the pecan pie layer: In a medium bowl, combine the remaining 3/4 cup brown sugar, corn syrup, and melted butter. Gently stir in the eggs, salt, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir in 1 1/2 cups pecans. Pour pecan mixture over cooled cheesecake layer. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until center is set and pecan pie layer is a rich brown color.