Favorite Ingredient Friday ~Valentines Chocolate ~ Chocolate Glazed Cheesecake Ginger Bars


I tried a new cooking method and wasn't happy with it so these are not great pictures this week, but that sure doesn't affect the taste. Hubby has already eaten half of them. I wrote the recipe here like I normally do it.
CRUST
2 1/2 cups ginger snap crumbs
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
PURE
FILLING
2 large eggs
2~8 ounce softened cream cheese
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 can sweetened condensed milk
optional: 3 Tablespoons dutch cocoa~using this makes them very rich!
GLAZE
6 tablespoons butter
1 cup milk chocolate chips

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Generously spray 9x13 pan with PURE
  • Finely grind gingersnaps in food processor. Add melted butter and pulse until evenly mixed. Press into bottom of pan. Bake 1 minutes and then cool 5 minutes before filling.
  • Sprinkle gelatin over milk and mix well. Beat together softened cream cheese, eggs, salt and gelatin mixture at medium speed until smooth.
  • Pour sweetened condensed milk into a tall bowl and microwave for 3 minutes in 3 minute increments. Allow to cool slightly. Fold in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
  • Pour over cooled crust.
  • Bake 45 minutes or until center is set.
  • Cool on rack 2 hours.
  • After 2 hours, melt butter and chocolate chips together until smooth. Pour over cheesecake layer. Chill overnight before serving.
  • With a thin knife cut into squares. Be sure and wipe knife clean after each cut.

6 comments:

Overwhelmed! said...

Yum!!! These look fantastic. :)

Thanks for posting a second recipe for my Favorite Ingredients Friday Chocolate Edition recipe exchange. I do appreciate it.

Anonymous said...

Another decadent chocolate cheesecake recipe.
These bars look so delicious.

Ms. Kathleen said...

This does sound fabulous! You just can't go wrong with cheesecake! Thanks so much! Have a great day!

Dianna said...

I love how you put chocolate and ginger together. That's worth some more thought!

Jodi said...

These sound yummy!

Jenn said...

WOW, these sound incredible!! I can't believe I missed this recipe carnival...darn!