CHIPS AHOY! Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bites

Name: CHIPS AHOY! Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bites
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 340 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 pkg. Chewy CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, finely chopped; 3 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla; 3 eggs; 1 pkg. caramels; 2 Tbsp. water; 1 Tbsp. butter; 2 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate; ¼ tsp. sea salt

Salted caramel cheesecake baked on a chocolate chip cookie crust? Yes, please! Easily serve a party crowd with these dessert bars that will be a popular treat!

Prep time:

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Total time:

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Servings:

Makes 48 servings.

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (13 oz.) Chewy CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, finely chopped
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1 pkg. (11 oz.) caramels
2 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. butter
2 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate
¼ tsp. coarse sea salt

Directions

Heat oven 350°F.

Press cookie crumbs onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan to form crust.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

Bake 30 min. or until center is almost set. Cool 30 min. Refrigerate 4 hours.

Microwave caramels, water and butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate 10 min. Meanwhile, melt chocolate as directed on package.

Spoon chocolate into resealable plastic bag. Cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag; use to drizzle chocolate over cheesecake. Sprinkle with salt. Refrigerate 10 min.

Recipe Tips

Size Wise
Enjoy your favorite foods on occasion but remember to keep tabs on portions.
How to Cut a Cheesecake
When cutting a cheesecake, use a knife with a thin blade, wiping the blade with a damp paper towel or rinsing with warm water after each cut for best results. Or, try using unwaxed dental floss. Just cut an 18-inch piece of floss, then wrap the ends around your index fingers. Cut the cheesecake in half by pulling the floss through the cheesecake, starting at top surface of cheesecake and keeping the floss pulled tight. Release one end of the floss and pull through bottom of cheesecake. Rewrap the floss and use to cut cheesecake into desired number of slices.