Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been absent of late from BoB. I have many excuses, but I won’t get into all of that. The important thing is that I finally share with all of you some of the things I’ve been baking.
First up are these amazingly delicious bars. Imagine a buttery pecan crust. Now, let’s put some cheesecake on top of that. But not just any cheesecake – chocolate cheesecake. Sounds good, huh? Well, how about a pecan pie layer on top of that? I know!!!
I knew immediately when I saw this recipe, courtesy of Paula Deen (who else?) that I had to make it. It’s like she developed it especially for me. I can’t think of many things I like more in the sweets department than chocolate, pecans, and cheesecake.
These are beyond delicious. I shared these with a friend who, like me, is a fan of all things pecan. He later informed me that he wanted them again for his birthday. It is rare that I bake the same recipe more than once, but these will definitely be an exception.
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 & 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar, divided into 3/4 cup portions
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups finely chopped pecans, divided into 1/2 cup & 1 & 1/2 cups
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs, divided
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13″x 9″ baking pan with foil. Grease or spray foil.
Combine flour and 3/4 cup brown sugar. Cut in softened butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Press mixture into bottom of pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, combine cream cheese and granulated sugar until smooth. Add 1 egg and beat until combined. Stir in chocolate and vanilla extract. Pour over baked crust. Bake 15 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
Whisk together 3/4 cup brown sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, and 3 eggs. Stir in 1 & 1/2 cups chopped pecans. Pour over ceam cheese mixture. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until center is set. Cool completely in pan. Cut into squares and serve.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Paula Deen.
November 17th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
I can only imagine how good and gooey this is. All Paula Deen desserts are – you just have to try and forget how many sticks of butter are being used!
November 17th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
oh myyyyyy… these look AMAZING! I am going to make these… first thing tomorrow – nothing wrong with these for breakfast, right?
November 17th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
The picture is simply incredible. Everything you could possibly want is there….almost
November 17th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
leave it to Paula to take it to the next extreme.
November 17th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
YUM! My husband would love these!
November 18th, 2008 at 1:24 am
Oh, those look sinful. Just in time for Thanksgiving, too. I am with you on the one-time recipe trend–even if they turn out well, there are always so many more to try! Who has time for repeats?
November 18th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Yum! I like that the recipe is made in a 9 x 13 pan so the servings can be custom cut…small…or for me…a rather large square :
November 18th, 2008 at 5:37 am
Holy cow!! These are going into my must make pronto folder. Yay!!
November 18th, 2008 at 8:10 am
Yum, what a great holiday recipe!
November 18th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Good to have you blogging again — you have been missed but you came back with another great, must try immediately recipe. Thanks for all you put into Bake or Break.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Drool.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Good to see you again! I am loving these already and I haven’t even got to taste them!
November 18th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Complete food porn! Yummy!
November 18th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
This was certainly worth the wait! Cookie bars are so much fun to make.
November 18th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Yum!!! All the things I love appear to be in these!
November 18th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
You were missed; welcome back!
November 18th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
WHOA. Awesome. What an incredible way to return to your blog!
November 18th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
These are totally me! chocolate, cheese and butter. Oh yeah!
November 19th, 2008 at 9:02 am
These look terrific! I followed the link and searched the site but the recipe is not found – how do I find it? Thanks!
November 19th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Been missing you! These look great! Chocolate, pecans, and cream cheese!! Yum!!
November 19th, 2008 at 10:34 am
WOW – great looking bars…. these are being created very shortly… thanks so much!
zesty
November 19th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
AMAZING. I’m making these. They look so yummy.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Oh my word………I have to make these sinfully droolworthy looking bars…….like NOW!!! Thanx so much
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November 19th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
You formally have made my day! Home is torn apart due to a leak and all I want to do is bake around the bustle. Thank you I will let you know what my family thinks although I can already say right up my alley!
November 19th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Thanks, everyone! I’m glad to be back.
Di, there’s a link underneath the post’s title that should work for you. Here’s another: Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake Bars.
November 20th, 2008 at 8:58 am
I full-on gasped out loud when that picture loaded. Ye gods.
November 21st, 2008 at 10:42 am
What an array of pure blissful desserts!
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Love you blog – just subscribed. Also just started a food blog myself. These bars look amazing – in fact all your recipes do! Thanks!
November 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 am
Those are fantastically decadent – they’re going on my must-bake list!
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:20 am
This recipe is one of those “must make” bars for the holidays. Duly tagged. They look amazing.
November 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pm
I’m with you, that combo is always perfect, no matter how you mix, create it, make it.
You know if ever there is going to be a ‘food porn’ tv channel, clearly you need to be the sponsor.
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:42 pm
I must say that I love this blog. Really, is one of my favorites. I just started one blog of cooking and fashion. And I want mine to be as good as BoB.
xoxo
Vianna
November 24th, 2008 at 2:02 am
There are no words. Wow. I cannot wait to make these! Thank you, and welcome back
November 24th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Chocolate…Cheesecake…Pecans…Say no more!
November 25th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I made this recipe for my boyfriend to enjoy while I am out of town during thanksgiving. He nearly died of pleasure. He is a huge critic of my baking. No cookie is crumbly enough, no bread is moist enough. But these bars. They were “perfect.”
Thank you! http://web.me.com/emilylaird/Emily_Laird/Photos/Photos.html
November 25th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I made this recipe for my boyfriend to enjoy while I am out of town during thanksgiving. He nearly died of pleasure. He is a huge critic of my baking. No cookie is crumbly enough, no bread is moist enough. But these bars. They were “perfect.”
Thank you!
November 27th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
These look sinfully delicious!!
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Ok, I just made these bard.
What can I say, I don’t know, I can not find a word that describe how utterly sinful and decadent they are.
I am cutting them so I get 48 pieces out of the pan, they are very rich and a small piece is a nice tease:)))))
January 26th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
My husband does not care for chocolate cheesecake or pecan pie, but I went ahead and made these anyway. Yeah, I’m a good wife like that. Somehow these bars transcend chocolate cheesecake and pecan pie… both of us loved these!
February 15th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
These bars look wonderful. I recently started a cheesecake recipes web site and I have a section on cheesecake dessert bars.
Your pictures really add to your site which looks great. I am slowly taking pictures and trying to add them to my own site.
I’m really glad a friend found Bake or Break and told me about it. I plan to check back frequently.
Debbie
March 29th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
omg These things look heavenly…
April 16th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
I have a double batch in the over right now
They’re a birthday present for a friend who’s a cheesecake fan, but I don’t have time to make a cheesecake….”
October 5th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I made these and they were delicious. They went right to my hips. I don’t get the trick to lining the baking pan with foil. It was terrible to cut the squares. Yikes, if you happen to bite the foil!
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:13 am
These look great. I’m wondering if the cheesecake layer could be pumpkin flavored instead of chocolate flavored…
January 20th, 2010 at 5:40 am
I have to say that, although they smelled heavenly, the taste was not what I expected. Rather ordinary. Never mind, there are other wonderful recipes on your site!