You can hardly go wrong with chocolate and cheesecake in one dessert. These are not only easy to make, but really delicious. To make it extra special, use the flavored cream cheeses. My favorite is raspberry and it complements the chocolate quite well. For an elegant presentation, melt raspberry jam and drizzle over a dessert plate in a zig-zag pattern and then drizzle chocolate sauce in the opposite direction, placing the bar in the center.
Brownie Cheesecake Bars
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1-2/3 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
1. In a saucepan, melt the unsweetened chocolate and butter over low heat. Remove the mixture from the heat.Stir in 1-1/3 cups of the sugar and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Cool the mixture for 15 minutes. Beat in the 3 eggs and the 3/4 cup flour.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix the remaining 1/3 cup sugar, the cream cheese, the 1 egg, the 4 teaspoons flour, and the 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.
3. Coat an 8x8x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread 2/3 of the chocolate batter in the pan. Spoon cream cheese layer over batter. Dollop with remaining chocolate batter.
4. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate pieces. Bake for 12 minutes more. Cool. Cover; store in the refrigerator. Let the chilled dessert stand at room temperature for 30 minutes to serve. Makes 16 servings.
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