Chocolate-Almond Cheesecake Bars

Name: Chocolate-Almond Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 9 h 30 min
Cook time: 9 h 30 min
Total time: 9 h 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps almonds, chopped; 113 grams fat-free cream cheese, softened; 1 large egg; 177 milliliters 3.4 ounces all-purpose flour (about; 118 milliliters plain fat-free Greek yogurt; 59 milliliters finely ground toasted almonds; 1 Tbsp 2% reduced-fat milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Dash salt; 85 grams semisweet chocolate chips; 158 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters unsalted butter, chilled; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 181 calories. This recipe serves 16. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up semisweet chocolate chips, greek yogurt, 3-less-fat cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 9 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour, 1/4 cup ground almonds, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.

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Almond Meal

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Butter

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Sprinkle flour mixture into an 8-inch square metal baking pan lined with parchment paper and coated with baking spray; lightly press mixture into bottom of pan.

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Baking Spray

All Purpose Flour

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Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden. Cool crust completely on a wire rack.

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Crust

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Oven

Reduce oven temperature to 32

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Place cream cheeses in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth.

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Cream

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Add sugar, yogurt, vanilla, and dash of salt; beat at low speed until combined.

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Vanilla

Yogurt

Sugar

Salt

Add egg; beat 1 minute or until well combined.

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Egg

Pour mixture over cooled crust.

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Crust

Place chocolate chips and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH for 30 seconds or until melted, stirring after 15 seconds; stir mixture until smooth. Dollop chocolate mixture by the spoonful over cheesecake mixture; swirl together using the tip of a knife.

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Chocolate Chips