Mint Cheesecake Squares Food

FUDGY MINT SQUARES

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt 8 tablespoons butter and unsweetened chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. In a small bowl, beat 2 eggs, sugar and vanilla. Beat in chocolate mixture until blended. Gradually stir in flour. , Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until top is set. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining butter until fluffy. Add cornstarch; beat until smooth. Gradually beat in milk and remaining egg. Beat in extract and food coloring if desired. , Pour over crust. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack., In a small heavy saucepan, combine chocolate chips and cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until chips are melted. Cool for 30 minutes or until lukewarm, stirring occasionally. Pour over cream cheese layer. Chill for 2 hours or until set before cutting.

CHOCOLATE MINT CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 325 degrees F. Combine cookie crumbs and butter in medium bowl; mix well. Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of ungreased 9-inch baking pan.
• BAKE 6 minutes. Cool.
• BEAT cream cheese until fluffy in medium bowl. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, eggs and peppermint extract until smooth. Pour over cooled cookie base.
• BAKE 25 to 30 minutes. Cool 20 minutes; chill. Just before serving, melt chocolate chips and shortening in heavy saucepan. Drizzle over top of chilled cheesecake bars. Sprinkle with chopped chocolate mint candies. Cut into bars.

MINT CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix crust ingredients. Press in bottom of ungreased 13x9­inch pan. Freeze crust while preparing filling.
• In large bowl with electric mixer, beat all filling ingredients on low speed until smooth. Pour into crust­lined pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, melt chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Cool 5 minutes; beat in sour cream with spoon. Spread over warm cheesecake. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Cut into squares. Store in refrigerator.

ST. PATRICK'S CHOCOLATE & MINT CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Beat cake mix and butter with an electric mixer on low speed in a bowl until crumbly, 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside 1 cup for topping.
• Press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
• Place in preheated oven and bake until edges begin to crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool slightly.
• Beat cream cheese and frosting with an electric mixer on medium speed in a bowl until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Drop eggs one at a time into the cream cheese mixture and beat until blended, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour in 6 drops green food coloring, or more for a darker color; beat until color is blended, about 2 minutes.
• Beat in creme de menthe candy flavoring until thoroughly blended, about 2 minutes. Taste and add more flavoring if needed.
• Pour batter over the chocolate crust in the 9x13 pan.
• Sprinkle 1 cup reserved crumb mixture over cheesecake batter.
• Top with 1 cup chocolate and mint morsels; reserve remaining morsels for finishing touches.
• Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake until set, 42 to 45 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven and cool completely.
• Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours.
• Pour reserved chocolate and mint morsels into a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave morsels in 45 second intervals; stir until completely melted and smooth.
• Pour melted chocolate into a resealable plastic bag.
• Clip a small bottom corner of the bag. Gently squeezing the bag, drizzle melted chocolate over the cooled cake through the clipped corner.
• Cut cake into bars to serve.

CHOCOLATE MINT CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place cookies in food processor or blender, cover and process until crumbs form.
• Mix crumbs with butter.
• Press into bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Remove wrappers from chocolate bars and set aside two each of dark, milk and white chocolate bars.
• Coarsely chop remaining bars; place in a microwave-safe bowl.
• Microwave at medium 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at medium an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chocolate is melted and smooth when stirred. Cool slightly.
• Combine cream cheese and sugar into a medium mixing bowl and beat at medium until well blended.
• Add eggs and beat on low speed for 2 minutes.
• Beat in melted chocolate.
• Spread over the cookie crumb layer.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until center is almost set.
• Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• Chopped the reserved chocolate bars; sprinkle on top of the cheese cake.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Before serving melt milk chocolate chips in the microwave and drizzle over the top of the cheese cake.
• TIP: Line baking pan with non-stick foil. To serve, lift cheesecake from pan using foil.

MINT CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F In medium bowl, mix crust ingredients. Press in bottom of ungreased 13x9­inch pan. Freeze crust while preparing filling.
• In large bowl with electric mixer, beat all filling ingredients on low speed until smooth. Pour into crust­lined pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, melt chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Cool 5 minutes; beat in sour cream with spoon. Spread over warm cheesecake. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Cut into squares. Store in refrigerator.