Name: Louisiana Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 h 28 min
Total time: 5 h 48 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 24 vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups); 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1-1/2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER&#39;S Semi-Sweet Chocolate (6 oz.), divided; 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla; 3 eggs; 1 Tbsp. red food coloring

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5 Hr(s) 48 Min(s) (incl. refrigerating)

20 Min(s) Prep

5 Hr(s) 28 Min(s) Cook

Double up on delicious with Louisiana Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars. These red velvet cheesecake bars are a marriage of everyone's two favorite cakes.

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16 servings

Original recipe yields 16 servings

24 vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups)

1/4 cup butter, melted

1-1/2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate (6 oz.), divided

3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

3 eggs

1 Tbsp. red food coloring

Let's Make It

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 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.

Kitchen Tips

Tip 1

Louisiana Red Velvet Cheesecake Minis

Cut 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 vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookiejust before serving, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories

340

Calories From Fat

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23g

29%

Saturated Fat 14g

70%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 100mg

33%

Sodium 280mg

12%

Total Carbohydrates 31g

11%

Dietary Fiber less than 1g

Sugars 24g

48%

Protein 5g

10%

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

servings

16 servings

* Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.