Tiramisu Cheesecake Bars
A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Tiramisu Cheesecake Bars.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer cookie crumbs (about 40 wafers)
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee (dry)
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine -- melted
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese -- softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup whipping (heavy) cream
- 1/4 cup rum
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso coffee
Instructions
- 1
Heat oven to 350º.
- 2
Grease square pan, 9 × 9 × 2 inches.
- 3
Mix cookie crumbs, 1 teaspoon coffee and the butter thoroughly with fork.
- 4
Press evenly in bottom of pan.
- 5
Refrigerate while preparing cream cheese mixture.
- 6
Beat cream cheese in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy.
- 7
Beat in sugar, eggs, whipping cream, rum and vanilla.
- 8
Spread cream cheese mixture over crust.
- 9
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or just until center is set.
- 10
Melt chocolate chips, shortening and remaining 1 teaspoon coffee in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth.
- 11
Pour over hot cheesecake, and spread evenly.
- 12
Cool 30 minutes at room temperature.
- 13
Cover loosely and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
- 14
Cut into 6 rows by 3 rows.