Mocha Chip Cheesecake Bars

This is a SUPER YUMMY recipe. Sorry but i don't have pictures to show you simply because i made this last year :-) the recipe was given to me by a friend.....

Ingredients

CRUST:
8 tablespoons (1 stick) margarine or butter, softened
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1-1/4 cups quick or old fashioned, uncooked
1 cup all-purpose flour

FILLING:

3 packages (8 oz. each) regular or reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons instant coffee granules or espresso powder
1 tablespoon baking cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

PROCEDURE:

Heat oven to 350°F.
For crust, beat margarine and brown sugar in medium bowl until creamy. Add oats and flour; mix well. Press dough evenly onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
For filling, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, coffee granules, cocoa and vanilla in large bowl on medium speed of electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs; beat just until well blended. Stir in 3/4 cup chocolate chips. Pour filling evenly over crust. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

Recipe Yield:
24 BARS
Serving Size:
1 bar

Quick subtitutions

When you don't have 1 ingredient sometimes you can substitute it with another one.
Here's a quick guide for you:

tried and tested by ME :-)

1 cup all purpose flour = 1cup plus 2T cake flour
1 cup sifted cake flour = 1cup minus 2T sifted all-purpose flour
1tbsp cornstarch = 2tbsp all purpose flour
1c white sugar = 1 1/3c brown sugar
1oz unsweetened chocolate = 3tbsp cocoa powder + 1T fat
1c whole milk = 1/2c evaporated milk+1/2c water
1cup sour cream = 1 cup yogurt(plain)
1T fresh herbs = 1t dried herbs
1c sour milk = 1T vinegar or lemon juice + 15T milk
1c corn syrup = 1c sugar + 1/4c water

Basic kitchen guides

Here's the list of basic kitchen guides that you should follow when cooking and baking.

Let's start with

Common ABBREVIATIONS;
tsp or t - teaspoon

tbsp or T - tablespoon

c - cup

fl oz - fluid ounce

pt - pint

qt - quart

gal or G - gallon

oz - ounce

ml - mililiter

L - liter

g - gram

kg - kilogram

Oven Temperature Guide

descriptive term Fahrenheit/Celsius

Very slow oven 250-300/121-149

slow oven 300-325/149-163

moderate oven 350-375/177-190

hot oven 400-425/200-220

very hot oven 450-475/233-246

extremely hot oven 500-525/260-274

Common Measurements and equivalents

pinch or dash = 1/8 tsp or less

2 tablespoons = 1 fluid oz

3 teaspoons = 1 tbsp

4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup

5tbsp + 1 tsp = 1/3 cup

8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup

12 tbsp = 3/4 cup

16tbsp = 1cup

= 8 fluid oz

2cups = 1pint

2 pints = 1 quart

= 32 fl oz

4 quarts = 1 gallon

1 pound = 454 grams

= 16oz

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Looking at the cupcakes makes me want to go to the nearest grocery and buy the ingredients :-)

Happy baking and Eating GUYS!!!!

About the Author

I'm Andrea Monica G. Breiz. My friends and family call me IYAH. BS HRM graduate from Siena College. Currently a FREELANCE events organizer and party supplier. Proud young MOM to my prince TREIXEE.

I love cooking and baking that's why i opened this site. To help others with RECIPE, TECHNIQUES, NEWEST TRENDS in baking and cooking... etch

Feel free to post a comment or question......

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