Brownie Bottom and KIT KAT^® Cheesecake Bars

Name: Brownie Bottom KIT KAT® Cheesecake Bars Recipe | Hersheyland
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 375 min
Yield: 24 bars
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps butter or margarine, melted; 1-1/4 cups sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus 2 tablespoons; 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 9 KIT KAT® Milk Chocolate Bars (1.5 oz each), unwrapped; 3 packages cream cheese (8 oz each), softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Skill Level: Intermediate

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What's not to love about a Brownie Bottom KIT KAT® Cheesecake Bars recipe? It's perfectly layered with a moist brownie, crunchy KIT KAT® Milk Chocolate Bars and creamy cheesecake. They're amazingly decadent and delicious, and they look so elegant, too! Want to take them over the top? Serve on a chilled plate with fresh berries, and you have a gorgeous dessert for your dinner guests or a special occasion. Everyone loves a cheesecake bar dessert, and this Brownie Bottom KIT KAT® Cheesecake Bars recipe is no exception. Next up, try these Butter Toffee Cheesecake Bars layered with a sugar cookie crust, moist cheesecake and crunchy butter toffee in every bite.

Ingredients & Directions

Yields:: 24 bars

Prep:: 15 Min.
Bake:: 55 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

6 Tbsps

butter or margarine, melted
1-1/4 cups

sugar
1 tsp

vanilla extract
2

eggs
1 cup

all-purpose flour, plus 2 tablespoons
1/3 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/2 tsp

baking powder
1/2 tsp

salt
9

KIT KAT® Milk Chocolate Bars (1.5 oz each), unwrapped
Cheesecake layer
3 packages

cream cheese (8 oz each), softened
3/4 cup

sugar
3

eggs
1 tsp

vanilla extract

READY TO MAKE THIS?

You'll Need 

oven

baking pan

foil

mixing bowl

whisk

mixer

rubber scraper

wire rack

Step-By-Step Directions

Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil beyond edges of pan. Grease foil.

Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with spoon or wire whisk. Add eggs; stir until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; blend well. Spread in prepared pan.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brownie starts to pull away from side of pan. Meanwhile make cheesecake layer.

Immediately after removing brownie from oven, place KIT KAT^® Bars over brownie surface. Spoon cheesecake mixture over bars; spread evenly. Return to oven; continue baking 35 to 40 minutes or until almost set. Remove from oven to wire rack. With knife, loosen cake from side of pan. Cool 2 hours. Cover; refrigerate 3 to 4 hours or until bars are thoroughly chilled. Cut into bars. Allow bars to soften slightly before serving. Cover; store leftover bars in refrigerator.

Cheesecake layer:

Beat 3 packages (8 oz each) softened cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth in large mixer bowl. Add 3 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

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Brownie Bottom and KIT KAT® Cheesecake Bars