Easy Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

These simple chocolate cheesecake bars characteristic an oreo cookie crust, creamy chocolate cheesecake filling, and chocolate ganache! So decadent and a chocolate lovers dream come true! Preheat your oven and get able for this to grow to be one in every of your favourite dessert recipes!

Ingredients For the Chocolate Cookie Crust: (1) traditional full-size package deal deal Oreo cookies, overwhelmed into positive 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 kilos (24 ounces) full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature 1 cup (7 ounces) granulated sugar 1/4 cup (1 and 7/8 ounces) pale brown sugar, packed 2 Tablespoons unsweetened herbal cocoa powder 4 big 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 Instructions For the Chocolate Cookie Crust: Preheat oven to 350 ranges (F). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil, permitting NULL of the facets to overlap (you desire an overhang of at the least 2-inches on NULL sides) and spray flippantly with nonstick baking spray. Set aside. In a big bowl combine the overwhelmed cookie crumbs and melted butter, mix nicely to combine. Press the combination into the backside - and fairly up the facets - of the willing pan. Bake the crust in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven and set apart on a cooling rack till needed. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 ranges (F). For the Chocolate Cheesecake Filling: Fill a medium pot one-third complete with water and convey it to a low simmer over medium heat. Place a heatproof bowl which will fit on ideal of the pan snugly, but won't contact the simmering water, on ideal of the pan. Reduce the warmth to low and upload the chopped chocolate into the bowl over the pot. Heat till the chocolate is solely melted, stirring occasionally with a silicon spatula. Remove the pot from the heat, leaving the bowl of chocolate over the hot water. Set apart till needed. In the bowl of a meals processor (or high-powered blender), pulse the cream cheese till solely smooth, scraping down the facets of the bowl as needed, about 2 minutes. Add in equally sugars and cocoa powder and beat smooth. Add within the eggs, egg yolks, and heavy cream and mix till simply combined, about 20 seconds. Fold within the chocolate. Finally upload within the vanilla and pulse for one other 20 seconds. Remove the bowl from the meals processor and, utilizing a rubber spatula, stir the filling a number of occasions to guarantee it’s evenly blended.  Scrape the filling over the partially baked crust within the willing pan. Bake the cheesecake for 30 minutes, or till the core of the cake is about but nonetheless fairly jiggly. The cake will set solely because it cools. Remove the cake from the oven and  vicinity the pan on a wire rack. Carefully loosen the foil, then at the moment run the tip of a knife round the facets of the pan, to stay away from the ideal from cracking. Cool solely (in the pan), then move cheesecake to the refrigerator to relax for at the least four hours earlier than elimination from the pan and slicing.  For the Chocolate Ganache (optional): Add chopped chocolate to a medium bowl; set aside. In a small saucepan over medium-heat, convey the cream to a rolling simmer. Pour the cream on ideal of the chocolate items and set apart for 1 minute. With a whisk, start to contain the melted chocolate into the cream, whisking till delicate and glossy. Set aside, at room temperature, till needed. Pour ganache over cooled cheesecake. Set apart till ganache is set, about 1 hour. To serve, slice the cheesecake with a thin-bladed sharp knife, wiping the knife blank among every cut. Store, loosely covered, within the refrigerator, for as a excellent deal as 5 days.

I love cheesecake virtually as a lot as I love chocolate, so this recipe for simple chocolate cheesecake bars was inevitable!

I used my Ultimate Chocolate Cheesecake recipe as a beginning level for this recipe. Why? Because honestly, that recipe is solely foolproof so I didn’t desire to swap something that didn’t need changing. If you’ve baked it, you understand what I mean! The chocolate cookie crust is delightfully crispy and makes the correct base. And the chocolate cheesecake filling is rich, creamy, and so decadent. So why rework the recipe into bar form? That’s an simple one! I did this for these of you who don’t own a springform pan, and don’t actually experience like shopping for additional stuff. I also did this for all of my baking chums who detest the water bath process. Which I’ve discovered from feedback… is A LOT of you!

These simple chocolate cheesecake bars are so decadent and a chocolate lovers dream come true!

These chocolate cheesecake squares also are simpler to share with a crowd, making them correct for big team celebrations!

These simple chocolate cheesecake bars are so decadent and a chocolate lovers dream come true!

Ingredients:
Room temperature meals are imperative while it involves making any cheesecake – together with these chocolate cheesecake bars! So be certain you convey your cream cheese, eggs, egg yolks, and heavy cream to room temperature earlier than you start assembling the batter.
You can use any full-fat model of cream cheese, but I love Philadelphia Cream Cheese blocks (it’s the Philly lady in me lol).
To make the chocolate cookie crust you may need NULL ingredients: melted butter and Oreo cookies. You don't have to take away the cream from the core of the cookies.
And be certain you use vintage Oreo cookies, now not double stuff or any of the brand new flavors.
I mean utilizing high-quality chocolate, akin to Lindt.
These simple chocolate cheesecake bars are so decadent and a chocolate lovers dream come true!

Assembly:
To make the cookie crumbs, vicinity the cookies in a meals processor and pulse till finely crushed.
You may make the cheesecake combination in a meals processor, high-power blender, or stand mixer. Or in a big bowl utilizing a hand held electrical mixer. So many options! Whatever appliance you use, be certain you actually mix the cream cheese earlier than together with the different ingredients.
To stay away from the crust from sticking, you may have to line your 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Be certain there’s an overhang of at the least 2 inches on every edge of the willing pan. This will assist you take away the bars from the pan later.
When urgent the crust into the backside of the pan, press it down very firmly. A firmly packed crust will bake up thick and won’t crumble while sliced.
Start to press the crumbs down within the core of the pan after which work the crust out and a piece bit up the edges.
As for the chocolate, it'll be melted and fairly cooled, 5 minutes must do the job. I provide classes for the double-broiler method, but you possibly too can use the microwave.

Baking Cheesecake:
The crust is pre-baked for 10 minutes. Cool the crust a piece earlier than you pour the cheesecake filling on top.
Don’t over bake! The cheesecake must be a piece jiggly within the core while you take away the pan from the oven. It will hold to prepare dinner as they cool.
These simple chocolate cheesecake bars are so decadent and a chocolate lovers dream come true!

Cooling:
These chocolate cheesecake squares require four hours of kick back time, so plan forward time wise! But the nice news? They’ll keep, kept within the refrigerator, for as a excellent deal as 3 days.
How to Make Chocolate Ganache
The last step is the chocolate ganache, that's insanely simple to make! Simply combine chopped chocolate with warm cream and stir. Does it get any simpler than that?!
P.S. The ganache is delicious, but absolutely optional. These bars are so decadent on their very own they don’t even need the ganache. However die tough chocolate followers (like me) will possibly opt to make use of it! It also makes the bars additional pretty, that's vast for different occasions. You might also ideal with whipped cream.
These simple chocolate cheesecake bars are so decadent and a chocolate lovers dream come true!

How to Freeze Chocolate Cheesecake Bars:
There are NULL methods to freeze these chocolate cheesecake bars! The first is to permit the bars to cool completely, then wrap the entire slab in a couple of layers of saran wrap (or aluminum foil) and freeze. The moment is to cool completely, slice into bars, and wrap every bar in a couple of layers of saran or aluminum foil and freeze.
Next time you've a chocolate craving, whip up a batch of those simple chocolate cheesecake bars! You won’t remorse it.

More Cheesecake Recipes:
Oreo Cheesecake Bars
Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes
Chocolate Mascarpone Cheesecake
These simple chocolate cheesecake bars are so decadent and a chocolate lovers dream come true!

Easy Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
Easy chocolate cheesecake bars are rich, creamy, and so decadent! You may make these as a excellent deal as NULL months in enhance and shop them on your freezer!