Kahlua cheesecake bars

24 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 tablespoons Unsalted butter or margarine
6 ounces Semi-sweet chocolate
¾ cup All purpose flour
½ teaspoon Baking powder
¼ teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Lightly brown sugar, packed
2 larges Eggs
1 tablespoon Instant espresso coffee
8 ounces Cream cheese, softened
½ cup Sugar
2 tablespoons All purpose flour
2 larges Eggs
3 tablespoons Kahlua or strong coffee
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1½ cup Sour cream
⅓ cup Sugar

Directions

BROWNIE LAYER

CHEESECAKE LAYER

SOUR CREAM LAYER

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 13 X 9 inch pan.

2. BROWNIE LAYER: Melt butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low

heat. Set aside to cool.

3. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl beat brown sugar,

eggs, powdered coffee and vanilla until blended.

Stir in cooled

chocolate mixture. Spread batter in an even layer in prepared pan.

4. CHEESECAKE LAYER: Beat cream cheese, sugar and flour in a large bowl

with an electric mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Add

eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in liqueur, vanilla

and cinnamon. Carefully pour over brownie layer and spread in an even

layer. Bake 20 minutes until the top is almost set.

5. MEANWHILE MAKE SOUR CREAM LAYER: Mix sour cream and sugar. After bars

have baked 20 minutes, remove pan from oven and carefully spread sour cream

mixture over top. Return to oven and bake 10 minutes longer. Cool pan completely on wire rack before cutting in bars.

Makes 24 bars.

Per bar: 237 calories, 3g protein, 3g carbohydrates, 15g fat, 67mg cholestrol with butter ( 59mg cholestrol with margarine), 83mg sodium, Exchanges: 1 starch, ½ other carbohydrate, 3 fat.

Source: Woman's Day March 12, 1996 From the recipe files of suzy@...

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