Choco-Cherry Cheesecake Bars Recipe from Pillsbury.com
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies
- 1 egg, separated
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 drops red food color
- 1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries, finely chopped, drained on paper towels
- 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, break up cookie dough. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat 1 egg white until frothy. Brush egg white over crust. Bake 3 minutes longer or until egg white is set.
- Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add egg yolk, 2 eggs, the condensed milk, almond extract and food color; beat until well blended. Stir in chopped cherries.
- Pour cherry mixture evenly over crust. Bake 16 to 20 minutes longer or until set. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, heat chocolate chips and butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Cool 20 minutes.
- Stir whipping cream into chocolate mixture until well blended. Spread over cooled bars. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store in refrigerator.
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Chocolate and cherries just go so well together! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!
You are right Helen, there are so many things made with the chocolate and cherry combinations, my first taste was a Cherry Cordial.
These Choco-cherry cheesecake bars look so good. I really like cherry chocolates and I can’t wait to try them. Thank you for sharing them on Friday Feature Linky Party.
AMy I do hope that you will have a chance to try these, they are delicious!!!
Let me know what you think~
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Karren
These look really good! I love cherries! Nom Nom!
They are really moist and have the best flavor, hum, I like marchino cherries, I think it is the almond flavor
I would definitely enjoy these yummy bars! What a great recipe, Karren – and I love that it uses the ready prepared sugar cookie dough. These would be perfect with a nice cup of tea. Thank you for sharing with us at Hearth and Soul.
These are really a rich cookie, my kind. And yes perfect with a cup of tea!
Thanks April for stopping by!
Just dropping in from SOISN, Karren. I love seeing the linky party names that are no longer around.
Yum, I’m practically drooling over here! Can’t wait to try out this recipe!
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