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Chocolate Cheesecake Bars with Chocolate Ganache

Prepare an on-the-go version of one of your favorite desserts with this Chocolate Cheesecake Bars with Chocolate Ganache recipe. You can make more than a dozen decadent, flavor cheesecake bars.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Cheesecake bars, Cheesecake Recipes, Easy Cheesecake Recipes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Set Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Servings 24 Bars

Ingredients

Crust:

  • 36 Oreo Cookies one regular package- crushed
  • 8 Tablespoons butter-melted

Cheesecake:

  • 12 oz. bittersweet chocolate chips good quality
  • 3 8 oz packages cream cheese- softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar- packed
  • 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Chocolate Ganache

  • 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips Use a good quality chocolate such as Ghirardelli or baker’s chocolate
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Crust:

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13 baking dish with heavy duty aluminum foil or parchment paper. Spray lightly with non-stick spray and set aside.
  • In a food processor, pulse Oreo cookies until you get fine crumbs. Add in butter and pulse until combined.
  • Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan using the back of a spoon. Make sure to bring the crumbs about 1/2 -1 inch up the sides.
  • Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
  • Reduce the heat to 325 degrees F.

Cheesecake Filling:

  • In a medium microwave safe bowl, pour the chocolate and heat at 30 second intervals stirring in between until completely melted and smooth. Allow to cool.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with a paddle attachment (or using an electric hand mixer) cream the cream cheese for 2-3 minutes or until smooth and there are no lumps remaining. Mix in both sugars and cocoa powder and mix until just combined.
  • Add in eggs and the heavy cream and mix until just combined.
  • Last, fold in the cooled chocolate and vanilla extract.
  • Pour the batter over the prepared crust and smooth evenly.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until the center of the cheesecake slightly jiggles. (Think Jell-o, not watery)
  • Remove the cake from the oven and carefully loosen the foil and immediately run the tip of a hot butter knife (I run mine under hot water for about 1 minute) around the sides to prevent cracking. Cool completely in the pan then transfer the cheesecake to the refrigerator to set at least 6 hours to overnight.

Chocolate Ganache

  • Prepare the ganache by pouring the heavy cream into a microwave safe bowl or measuring cup and heat for about 1 minute or until boiling.
  • Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and let sit for 3-5 minutes until the chocolate is nice and melted.
  • Whisk well until smooth and pour evenly over the bars and smooth. Place back in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
  • Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings