Crème Brûlée Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Ok, these are seriously addicting so watch out but they are so good. My friend made them for me and now I'm hooked. Even the hubby was all over these! He even asked are these Crème Brûlée or something? I was shocked and amazed at his finely attuned senses to know that! But it just proves how delish this dessert really is.

                                                                                                                    INGREDIENTS:

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1 box (4-serving size) French vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs plus 3 egg yolks
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup toffee bits, finely crushed

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, pudding mix, brown sugar, melted butter, 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and 1 whole egg until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan.

2. In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add remaining whole egg, 3 egg yolks and remaining 1 1/2 teapoons vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over crust in pan.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until set in center. Immediately sprinkle top with crushed toffee bits. It will make them seep with Crème Brûléeness after the crushed toffee bit are added.  Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Continental Cheese Spread

Sure the name sounds a little funny but this is a great app for the holidays. No, not for your smart phone, as in hor devour. My uncle has been making it for Thanksgiving for many years and I'm alway the one making the biggest dent in the bowl. It's good on everything! It's actually not going to make you gain weight, which is a plus because it's made with fat free cream cheese. You can of course pump it with fat and it'd be even better I'm sure but it doesn't even need it!

Ingredients

• 1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon fat-free milk
• 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon minced green onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
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• Directions In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth. Beat in the Parmesan cheese, parsley, onion, garlic, thyme and pepper until well blended. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Serve with crackers, baguette, tortilla chips, veggies, pita chips, or anything else you want to put in your mouth. 

• Yield: 1 cup.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 38 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 191 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 5 g protein.