{"id":186,"date":"2012-06-13T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T14:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chefpattie.com\/?p=186"},"modified":"2012-06-13T14:43:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T14:43:00","slug":"chocolate-cheesecake-squares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/?p=186","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Cheesecake Squares"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I made this yummy dessert today for my little granddaughter’s birthday party. She just turned 2. It is quick and easy and great for a potluck or dessert bar in the summertime. <\/b><\/span><\/span>

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Recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake Squares<\/span>

Crust<\/u>:<\/span>
3\/4 cup real butter, softened (1 stick and a half)<\/span>
1 1\/2 – cups all purpose flour<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>
1\/4 cup white sugar
3\/4 – cups pecans, chopped<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>

Filling<\/u>:<\/span>1 – 8oz pkg cream cheese<\/span>
1 1\/4 – cups powdered sugar<\/span>
1 1\/4 cups Cool Whip<\/span>
1 Large package instant chocolate pudding mixed as pie recipe on box<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>
( OR fresh strawberries in strawberry glaze OR <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>1 – (21 oz) can cherry pie filling for variety in toppings) <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Chocolate cheesecake squares….mix up the crust in the mixmaster…..super quick and easy…..<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Make the crust by mixing the butter and flour till you get pea sized bits. Add sugar slowly while mixing. Then add chopped pecans.  Press mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan or two 8 x 8 pans if you want to freeze one. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until light golden brown.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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                                Here is the crust ready for baking…..<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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While the crust is cooling mix the filling.   Mix the cream cheese and powdered sugar together using a electric mixer. Add Cool Whip to cream cheese mixture. <\/span>
When the crust is completely cooled add the cream cheese filling on top of the crust and spread evenly. <\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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The cheesecake filling is really easy and quick but rich and creamy and yummy….<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Top with cherry pie filling OR chocolate instant pudding and refrigerate for a few hours till set. You can also just do this recipe in a 9 x 13 pan and choose 1 topping only. <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Make chocolate curls to top your pie pieces with by slicing off slivers of a hershy bar  or chocolate kiss with a paring knife. Keep the chocolate cold or it will melt up when you try to cut the curls…..<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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After cutting the Chocolate cheesecake dessert into squares, top each with a dollop of whip cream and some chocolate curls…<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Doesn’t it look good enough to bit into right NOW?  Everything is better with a little chocolate….<\/span><\/b>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Here is the cherry cheesecake dessert…It looks pretty good too!  Or you could top with fresh strawberries and glaze…. I like to make two 8 x 8 pans with this recipe, so I can have 2 toppings for people to choose from. <\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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I brought these chocolate cheesecake squares to my little 2 year old granddaughter Josie’s birthday party today…..<\/span><\/b>

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 <\/span> Here is my son helping his little 2 year old daughter blow out her candles…. Now isn’t that just the sweetest thing you’ve ever seen?  Sniff…<\/span>.<\/span><\/b>
Grandma and Josie at the party…………………..<\/b>
I usually make this recipe in two 8 x 8 pans and then I can do a different topping on each one. Those who prefer fruit can have the cherry pie filling or strawberries with glaze. Either way it is a great dish for a pot luck or a dessert bar.  Yummm……<\/span><\/b><\/span>

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I made this yummy dessert today for my little granddaughter’s birthday party. She just turned 2. It is quick and easy and great for a potluck or dessert bar in the summertime.  Recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake SquaresCrust:3\/4 cup real butter, softened (1 stick and a half)1 1\/2 – cups all purpose flour1\/4 cup white sugar3\/4 … Continue reading “Chocolate Cheesecake Squares”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[211],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}