Chocolate Cheesecake Candy Cane Bars

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I made this for an office potluck and want to give easier instructions to follow: I didn't line the pan with foil-not necessary. I bought chocolate piecrusts at the store, crumbled them up and pressed in the bottom of a 13x8" pan that was glass(I doubled the recipe. I didn't even grease the bottom of the pan first, and nothing stuck to the pan. So one could completely skip mixing the crust ingredients, use the store bought crust, as above, and add instant coffee to it for the coffee taste. For the filling, it was just as easy to mix the chocolate(chocolate chips with the sugar and sour cream in a pan, and heat just to melt the chips. Then add this mixture to the beaten cream cheese and eggs. And for the top glaze-again, i melted bitter chocolate chips in a saucepan with the butter, corn syrup and sour cream...didn't turn out too hard to cut when chilled. All was fine. I crushed the peppermints and put into a small bowl to spoon onto each piece if desired when serving. Was a hit !! Was an easier process all together...

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i read all the reviews and decided not to do the ganache and it still tasted great! the crust may have had a little too much coffee in it for my taste so ill try it again with less but i used oreos so maybe that made it taste different but there wasnt a lot and it wouldnt look as pretty as the picture if i cut it so my family and i just ate it ourselves which was fine too!

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I made these last year when the recipe first appeared, they were awesome a year ago, very impressive looking and tasting. I made them again this year and plan on making them a few more times for Christmas gifts. Last year I followed the recipe exactly as written, the crushed peppermint became a little stale and chewy leftover in the fridge. This year, I only top them with the crushed peppermint when I'm going to serve them, crunchy and crisp. Also, you can buy a shaker of pre-crushed peppermint pieces, a lot easier and a lot less mess. This recipe is a keeper and I will make it next year maybe with other seasonal crushed candy on top, green mints at St Patrick's Day, something pastel for Easter, etc. I served them at a party of five and three people asked for the recipe. I'd rate it at five stars, but they are a little tedious to cut, other than that, they are perfect!

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I love rich chocolate desserts, and this recipe fit the bill perfectly. I did have a problem cutting it since the glaze was too hard. Usually the glaze would crack and/or break off as I was cutting. I wish I had read some tips to make that easier. However, it gave me an excuse to eat more myself!

I like the chocolate peppermint combination for Christmas, but I think I will try this recipe during the year for simpler occasions without the glaze at all - just as a cheesecake. The cheesecake filling is to die for. It is a mousse consistency with an incredibly rich chocolate taste.

It isn't too difficult, but you do have to make several layers. An alternative to achieve the taste with a super quick dessert would be to simply use the filling in a prepared chocolate wafer (oreo crust. However, you would need to slice the pie extremely thinly because it is too rich for a normal size slice.

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Made these for a cookie swap and they did not come out as expected! Instead of a cheesecake quality it came out more mousse like which is ok except I was expecting to serve them as bars. What a disappointment! I read the other reviews and compensated for the chocolate coating by using more sour cream and cutting with a warm knife. That worked well. Overall, I've had better recipes from this site.

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I made these for the first time to serve on Thanksgiving....

EVERYBODY LOVED them,!!

I will be making these again to give to my friends at christmas.

I would make them sooner, but I know I would not be able to stop eating them....

Thanks again FOOD NETWORK!!!

** Easy to make, and easy to cut, I had no problems!!! :

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I used oreos for the crust instead of chocolate wafers, and they were gone in seconds! This recipe is a definite winner!

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Since our family is not a peppermint family, I added instead to the chocolat top layer 3 tbsp of creme de menthe and topped with mini chocolat chips for crunchiness, YUM! :!

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These look beautiful in the picture with the recipe, but, like many other users, the topping turned out VERY hard on mine and was impossible to cut nicely. i even tried to use a heated knife as suggested. i would maybe add a little more sour cream to the stopping to soften it up.

i made two batches of this recipe for a huge family christmas party and because the eopping was all cracked, i was left with over a batch after the party. the cheesecake tasted really good - a very deep, rich cholcolate flavour - unfortunately few people discovered that!

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This was absolutly rich, creamy, decadent and delicious! And looks great too. Made a double batch for a department party, everyone raved. I made this for holiday gifts and friends loved it -- a little goes a long way so it's great for entertaining a crowd. It freezes well, too!