Cheesecake: White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Bars

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Ingredients

  • Crust:
  • 12 OREO Cookies, finely crushed
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • (optional: use peach kuchen bars crust recipe)
  • Filling:
  • 2 ounces white baking chocolate, melted
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup red raspberry preserves, warmed & strained through seive to remove seeds
  • (try adding some raspberry Kool-aid drink mix to raspberry preserves to add more flavor)
  • Topping:
  • 1 ounce of white baking chocolate, melted (for drizzle)

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 8- or 9-inch square pan.

Melt 2 ounces chocolate as directed on package.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.

Take 1/3 of filling batter and add warmed preserves and optional Kool-aid flavor.

Pour white chocolate filing over crust. Dollop raspberry mixture over the top and swirl with a knife.

Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool 5 minutes. Melt remaining chocolate; drizzle over cheesecake. Cool cheesecake completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Cut into 18 bars.