Louisiana Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars

Name: Louisiana Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 348 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 24 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups); ¼ cup butter, melted; 1½ pkg. semi-sweet baking chocolate (6 oz.), divided; 3 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; ¾ cup sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla; 3 eggs; 1 Tbsp. food coloring

A marriage of everyone's two favorite cakes—cheese and red velvet—means you'll double up on delicious at your next party.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 16 servings.

Ingredient list

24 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups)
¼ cup butter, melted
1½ pkg. (4 oz. each) semi-sweet baking chocolate (6 oz.), divided
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1 Tbsp. red food coloring

Directions

Heat oven to 350ºF.

Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.

Melt 4 oz. chocolate as directed on package; place in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add eggs; beat just until blended. Remove 2 cups batter; mix with melted chocolate and food coloring. Carefully spread over crust; cover with remaining plain batter.

Bake 26 to 28 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Melt remaining chocolate; drizzle over dessert. Refrigerate 4 hours.

Recipe Tips

Better For YouSave 40 calories per serving by preparing with Reduced Fat OREO Cookies and Neufchatel cheese.
Louisiana Red Velvet Cheesecake MinisCut chilled dessert into 1-1/2-inch squares. Or, use small decorative cookie cutters to cut dessert into fun miniature shapes. Garnish each with a mini OREO Cookie just before serving, if desired.