Saturday, April 27, 2013

Nutella Cheesecake Bars


Nutella Cheesecake Bars
Yield: one 8x8 pan (for 9x13 do 1.5x recipe)
Tami B.



2 c. Oreo crumbs (no frosting)
3 TB butter, melted
16 oz. cream cheese (two pkg.)
2 eggs
½ c. sugar
¼ c. heavy cream (or half and half)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 TB heavy cream (or half and half)
1/3 c. Nutella


Combine Oreo crumbs and butter and pat into 8x8 baking dish, buttered and lined with parchment. Cook crust for 12 mins. at 325. Mix cream cheese, eggs, sugar, ¼ c. cream, vanilla. Remove 2/3 of batter and layer in 8x8 (white layer) on top of crust. Add Nutella and 1 TB cream to other 1/3 of batter. Pour into 8x8 on top of white layer (makes a dark layer). Bake 35 mins. at 325. Refrigerate 3 hours before serving.
**note: it tastes even better the second day. Store in refrigerator.