Smart Choice Chocolate Berry Cheesecake Bars Recipes

FUDGE-GLAZED CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, combine all crust ingredients; mix well. Press firmly in bottom of pan.
• Beat cream cheese until fluffy in large bowl. Add condensed milk, melted chocolate, vanilla and eggs; beat until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl frequently. Pour filling over crust.
• Bake at 300°F. for 40 to 50 minutes or until set. Cool 30 minutes.
• In small saucepan, melt 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate and 2 tablespoons margarine over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Add water and powdered sugar; beat until smooth.
• Spread topping over warm cheesecake. Refrigerate 1 1/2 hours or until cold. To serve, let stand 15 minutes. Cut into squares.

RASPBERRY-CHOCOLATE SWIRLED CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. Make brownie batter as directed on box for cakelike brownies. Spread in pan.
• Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool 10 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl frequently. On low speed, add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until just blended. Beat in vanilla. In small bowl, reserve 1/2 cup of the filling.
• In another small bowl, mash raspberries with fork. Push berries through small strainer with back of spoon to make 1/2 cup raspberry puree. Stir puree and food color into remaining filling. Spread raspberry filling evenly over cooled brownie.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and whipping cream uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir. Continue to microwave in 15-second intervals until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir chocolate mixture into reserved filling. Drop tablespoonfuls of the chocolate filling on the raspberry filling. With knife, carefully swirl into raspberry filling layer.
• Bake 32 to 36 minutes or until filling is set at least 2 inches from edge of pan but center still jiggles slightly when moved. (Cheesecake layer will become firm during refrigeration.) Cool 30 minutes on cooling rack. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until cooled completely. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

EASY CAKE MIX BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, egg, milk and oil (mixture will be thick). Stir in baking chips and jimmies. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Freeze option: Freeze bars in freezer containers. To use, thaw in covered containers before serving.