Latte Cheesecake Bars
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 20-24
- CRUST
- 2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- FILLING
- 2 tbs heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp instant coffee granules
- 2[8 oz] pkg cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- TOPPING
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
- Heat oven to 350
- Mix crumbs melted butter and cinnamon and press onto bottom of an ungreased 13x9" baking pan[you must use this size for the bars to turn out properly]
- Combine 2 tbs whipping cream and coffee granules in a small bowl
- Let stand 5 min until coffee dissolves
- Combine cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl
- Beat at med speed scraping bowl often until creamy
- Add coffee mixture eggs and vanilla
- Beat well scraping bowl often until well combined
- Pour over crust and bake for 20-24 min or until center is nearly set
- Cool on wire rack 1 hour
- Place 1/3 cup whipping cream in a 1 qt saucepan
- Cook over med heat until whipping almost comes to a full boil
- Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted
- Spread over cheesecake
- Refrigerate until chocolate sets at least an hour better overnight.
- Cut into bars.