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Black Forest Cheesecake Bars
Black forest cheesecake bar recipe
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
25
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
40
minutes
minutes
Servings
9
servings
Calories
453
kcal
Author
Kate @ I Heart Eating
Ingredients
Chocolate Crumb Crust
1 ½
cups
crushed chocolate graham cracker crumbs
about 5 sheets or 10 squares
1/4
cup
butter
melted
2
tablespoons
granulated sugar
Chocolate Cheesecake
1
large egg
2/3
cup
. granulated sugar
8
ounces
package cream cheese, softened (reduced-fat ok)
3
tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2
teaspoon
vanilla extract
Cherry Topping
21
ounce
can cherry pie filling
1/2 - 1
tsp
. brandy flavor
(depending on desired strength)
Whipped Cream
1
cup
. heavy whipping cream
2
tablespoons
. granulated sugar
(more or less depending on desired sweetness)
1/2
teaspoon
. vanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a medium bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar.
Press into an 8x8-inch baking dish; set aside.
For the cheesecake, beat together egg and sugar until pale and well-combined.
Add cream cheese, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract, and beat together until combined.
Pour cheesecake batter over crumb crust.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until set.
Let the cheesecake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, and then chill for 15 minutes.
Toward the end of the chilling time, stir together the cherry pie filling and brandy flavor. Set aside.
With an electric mixer (either hand or stand) beat whipping cream until the mixer starts to leave tracks.
Add sugar and vanilla, and continue beating until whipped (do not overbeat).
To assemble, pour half of the cherry mixture over the cheesecake.
Top cherry mixture with whipped cream.
Pour remaining cherry mixture over whipped cream.
Garnish with a sprinkle of grated chocolate, if desired.
Refrigerate any leftovers.
Notes
Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
453
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
51
g
|
Protein:
4
g
|
Fat:
26
g
|
Saturated Fat:
14
g
|
Cholesterol:
95
mg
|
Sodium:
205
mg
|
Potassium:
156
mg
|
Sugar:
24
g
|
Vitamin A:
1045
IU
|
Vitamin C:
2.6
mg
|
Calcium:
56
mg
|
Iron:
0.6
mg