Mocha Cheesecake Brownie Bars

Serves: 6

Lelia Marks

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

42

Spice

49

Sweetness

51

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cup

Sugar

1 large

Egg

1 large

Egg Yolk

1 cup

Sour Cream

Directions:

1

Make brownie: Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Butter and flour 8 x 8 x 2-inch metal baking pan

3

Melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat

4

Add chocolate; stir until chocolate melts

5

Remove from heat

6

Whisk in remaining ingredients

7

Spread batter in thin layer on bottom of prepared pan

8

Bake until tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 10 minutes

9

Cool

10

Preheat oven to 350°F

11

Butter and flour 8 x 8 x 2-inch metal baking pan

12

Melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat

13

Add chocolate; stir until chocolate melts

14

Remove from heat

15

Whisk in remaining ingredients

16

Spread batter in thin layer on bottom of prepared pan

17

Bake until tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 10 minutes

18

Cool

19

Make filling: Reduce oven temperature to 325°F

20

Stir cream and coffee poweder in small saucepan over medium-high heat until coffee powder dissolves

21

Cool

22

Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until light

23

Beat in egg and yolk

24

Add sour cream, flour, vanilla and coffee mixture; beat until smooth

25

Stir in chocolate chips

26

Spoon filling evenly over brownie

27

Bake until filling puffs slightly around edges and the center is set, about 35 minutes

28

Cool completely on rack

29

Cover pan with foil and chill overnight

30

Reduce oven temperature to 325°F

31

Stir cream and coffee poweder in small saucepan over medium-high heat until coffee powder dissolves

32

Cool

33

Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until light

34

Beat in egg and yolk

35

Add sour cream, flour, vanilla and coffee mixture; beat until smooth

36

Stir in chocolate chips

37

Spoon filling evenly over brownie

38

Bake until filling puffs slightly around edges and the center is set, about 35 minutes

39

Cool completely on rack

40

Cover pan with foil and chill overnight

41

Make topping: Stir sour cream and sugar in small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes (do not boil)

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Spread topping evenly over filling

43

Cool slightly

44

Cover; chill until topping sets, at least 2 hours

45

(Can be made 1 day ahead; keep chilled

46

) Cut dessert into 24 bars

47

Serve cold

48

Stir sour cream and sugar in small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes (do not boil)

49

Spread topping evenly over filling

50

Cool slightly

51

Cover; chill until topping sets, at least 2 hours

52

(Can be made 1 day ahead; keep chilled

53

) Cut dessert into 24 bars

54

Serve cold