Chocolate Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Name: Chocolate Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Cook time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 64 (1-inch) squares
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour , plus more as needed; 1/4 cup plus 2/3 cup; 1/2 cup almond meal or almond flour; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature, plus more to coat the baking pan; 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese , at room temperature; 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips , melted and cooled slightly; 2 large eggs; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 1/4 teaspoon fine salt; 2/3 cup heavy cream

A rich and creamy chocolate dessert recipe easy to make for birthday parties, dinner guests, or as an after-school snack.

By chow · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients

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Why it works: Almond and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,961 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Chocolate Cheesecake Bars Recipe

64 (1-inch) squares

Cook3 hr 10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

959Calories

23 gProtein

43 gFat

115 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Almond + vanillatop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,961 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,673 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,020 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + cream cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,747 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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