Cappuccino Chocolate-Swirl Cheesecake Bars

Name: Cappuccino Chocolate-Swirl Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 355 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 24 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups); 3 Tbsp. butter, melted; 1 Tbsp. instant coffee; ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon; ¼ cup water; 4 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup sour cream; 4 eggs; 2 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted, cooled

These simple cheesecake bars are an impressive dessert for a holiday meal. Cappuccino cheesecake is topped with swirls of mocha - all over an OREO Cookie crust.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 16 servings

Ingredient list

24 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups)
3 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 Tbsp. instant coffee
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ cup boiling water
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
2 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted, cooled

Directions

Heat oven to 325°F.

Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan.

Add coffee and cinnamon to boiling water; stir until coffee granules are dissolved. Cool slightly. Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add coffee and sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended.

Remove 1 cup batter; pour remaining batter over crust. Stir chocolate into reserved batter. Drop by tablespoonfuls over batter in pan; swirl gently with knife.

Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 4 hours.