Neapolitan Cream Cheese Bars Recipes

NEAPOLITAN CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, melted butter and 1 egg until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and the remaining 2 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spread over cookie base.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Cool 30 minutes. Spread frosting over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

NEAPOLITAN BARS

Steps:

• Line a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Divide dough in thirds. Tint one portion green and one portion red; leave the remaining portion white. Add chocolate chips to green portion, cherries to red portion and coconut and rum extract to white portion. Spread one portion into prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are golden brown., Immediately invert onto a wire rack and remove waxed paper. Place another wire rack on top and turn over. Cool completely. Repeat with remaining portions, preparing pan each time., Place pink layer on a large piece of plastic wrap, about 30 in. long. Spread with cherry preserves. Top with white layer and spread with apricot preserves. Top with green layer. Bring plastic over layers. Slide onto a baking sheet and set a cutting board on top to compress layers. Refrigerate overnight., With a sharp knife, trim 1/4 in. from each edge. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.

CREAM CHEESE BARS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15 x 10 inch sheet pan.
• Mix together cake mix, butter or margarine, and 1 egg. Press mixture into pan.
• In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese, 2 eggs, and confectioners' sugar. Pour mixture on top of cake mixture.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool, and cut into squares.

NEAPOLITAN CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mash devil's food cake mix, 1/2 cup butter and 1 egg until well combined. Repeat in separate bowls with white cake mix and strawberry cake mix using remaining butter and eggs.
• Press devil's food batter in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
• Press white batter on top of devil's food batter.
• Press strawberry batter on top of white batter.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 45 minutes. Cut into bars.

NEAPOLITAN GOOEY CAKE BARS

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
• 2.In a large mixing bowl, combine the chocolate cake mix with one stick of butter and one egg. Mix until combined well. Press evenly onto the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
• 3.In another large mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix with one stick of butter and one egg. Mix until combined well. Press evenly over the chocolate layer in pan.
• 4.In a third large mixing bowl, combine the strawberry cake mix with one stick of butter and one egg. Mix until combined well. Press evenly over the white layer in pan.
• 5.Evenly drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over the strawberry layer.
• 6.Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until center is cooked through.
• 7.Let cool completely before removing from pan, peeling away foil and cutting into bars or squares.
• NOTE: Trim off all the edges after removing from pan but before cutting into bars/squares for a nicer/neater look.

NEAPOLITAN CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F with the oven rack placed in the middle of the oven.
• Crust:
• In a medium bowl, stir the cookie crumbs, sugar, butter, and salt to combine. Spray a 9x13-inch pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment. Press the crumb mixture evenly onto the base of the pan.
• Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until the crust appears set and smells toasty, 10 to 12 min. Cool completely. Turn down the oven to 325°F.
• Filling:
• In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries, lemon juice and 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the berries have broken down and are very soft, 4 to 5 min. Press the mixture through a strainer; reserve the juice in a small bowl. Let cool while you make the cheesecake batter. Discard the strawberry solids in strainer.
• In the bowl of a food processor, process the cream cheese and the remaining 1-1/4 cups sugar to combine, 2 to 3 min. Add the eggs, one at a time, and process just until each is combined, stopping to scrape the bowl a few times throughout the process. Then, add the vanilla.
• Scoop 1/3 of the batter into the bowl with the strawberry juice and stir to combine. Scoop another 1/3 of the batter into another bowl. Melt the chocolate, then fold it into the second bowl of cheesecake batter. (This works best when the chocolate is freshly melted.) Transfer both the strawberry cheesecake batter and the chocolate cheesecake batter into separate disposable pastry bags or zip-top bags.
• Pour the remaining cheesecake batter over the cooled crust. Cut a 1/2-inch opening from one bottom corner of each pastry bag. Use the bags to drizzle many random lines of the chocolate and strawberry cheesecake batters on top of the plain cheesecake batter in pan.
• Gently transfer the cheesecake to the oven, and bake until the edges appear set but the center still appears slightly jiggly, 45 to 50 min. Cool at room temperature for 45 min., then refrigerate for at least 4 hours before slicing and serving.

NEAPOLITAN CRISPY BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine a third of the marshmallows (about 2 cups) and 1 tablespoon butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat; stir in Cocoa Krispies and chocolate chips. Press into a greased 11x7-in. dish., In a saucepan, combine a third of the marshmallows and 1 tablespoon butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat; stir in 2 cups Rice Krispies. Press into dish over chocolate layer., In a saucepan, combine remaining marshmallows and butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat; stir in preserves and, if desired, food coloring. Stir in remaining Rice Krispies. Press into dish; cool. Cut into bars.

NEAPOLITAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8-inch springform pan with cooking spray, line the bottom with parchment, then spray the parchment.
• In a medium bowl, stir to combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press into prepared springform pan in an even layer and bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
• Adjust oven temperature to 325 degrees F. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until well combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add the vanilla extract. Divide the batter evenly into 3 bowls.
• Add the melted semi sweet chocolate and cocoa powder into one bowl, combining well, and pour into the prepared springform pan. Smooth to make even.
• Add the melted white chocolate into the second bowl, combining well, then pour over the chocolate layer. Smooth to make even.
• Add chopped strawberries and 1 drop red food coloring into the last bowl, combining well, and top the white layer, smoothing to make even.
• Bake the cheesecake until nearly set, about 55-60 minutes. Turn off oven and let cheesecake sit for an hour, then cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for an additional 4 hours and up to overnight before slicing.
• To decorate, place 1 cup Cool Whip in a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Top the cheesecake with remaining 2 cups Cool Whip, swirling to decorate. Pipe stars around the edge of the cake and top each with a cherry. Top center of cake with sprinkles.
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