Description
A decadent dessert bar with layers of buttery cookie crust, creamy cheesecake, tart raspberry filling, and chocolate-studded pink frosting — pure raspberry-chocolate bliss.
Ingredients
- Fresh or frozen raspberries (1½ cups)
- Cream cheese (8 oz, softened)
- Chocolate chips (1 cup, divided)
- All-purpose flour (1 cup)
- Butter (½ cup, softened)
- Sugar (½ cup)
- Egg (1 large)
- Vanilla extract (1 tsp)
- Powdered sugar (1 cup, for frosting)
- Raspberry puree or jam (½ cup)
- Pink food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Make the crust: Cream butter and sugar, then mix in flour and ½ cup chocolate chips. Press into a parchment-lined baking dish and bake for 10 minutes.
- Prepare cheesecake layer: Beat cream cheese, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Spread over the crust.
- Add raspberry layer: Spoon raspberry puree or jam over the cheesecake layer and gently swirl.
- Bake: Bake for 25–30 minutes until set. Cool completely.
- Make frosting: Whip together butter, powdered sugar, a spoon of raspberry puree, and a drop of pink coloring for a creamy topping.
- Frost & decorate: Spread frosting over cooled bars and sprinkle with chocolate chips and shavings.
- Chill & serve: Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before slicing into perfect squares.
Notes
- For best results, use fresh raspberries when in season.
- Adjust the amount of pink food coloring based on desired shade.
- These bars can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg