Chocolate And Lime Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 7 ounces chocolate, chopped, high-quality (such as lindt)
• 2 ounces chocolate curls (optional garnish)
• 27 chocolate sandwich style cookies
• 1/2 cup whipping cream, chilled
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon lime peel, finely grated
• 9 lime slices (for garnish) or 9 lime twists (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 line 8x8x2-inch square baking pan with foil, extending over all sides.
• 2 stir chopped chocolate in small metal bowl set over saucepan of barely simmering water until melted and smooth. remove bowl from over water.
• 3 finely grind cookies in processor. add 2 tablespoons melted chocolate and blend until mixture clumps together.
• 4 firmly press mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. chill while making filling.
• 5 beat whipping cream in medium bowl until peaks form.
• 6 beat cream cheese, sugar, lime juice, and lime peel in large bowl until smooth. beat in remaining melted chocolate. fold in whipped cream in 2 additions; spread over prepared crust.
• 7 chill until filling is slightly firm, at least 2 hours. using foil as aid, lift cheesecake out of pan.
• 8 cut into 9 bars. garnish with chocolate curls, if desired, and lime slices or twists.