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Chocolate Chip Nutella Cheesecake Bar

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Ever have those days when you are craving something sweet but you don’t want to put out the time and too much effort? Well, here you go a chocolate chip cookie bar with Nutella. Let me help you with this one – think chocolate chip cookie crust then a layer of Nutella cheesecake and finished with a rich chocolate layer on top. Heaven.
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To speed things up, I used PAM®’s new spray. I’m not much for buttering and then brushing or wiping the excess off sort of greasing. Well the new PAM® has promised it’s 70% better, so I wanted to take the challenge and see if that was really the case.
The best way to test it was to use something that had a lot of grooves on it and involved chocolate, but not just regular chocolate that shrinks when it chills. I used a recipe that involves a soft chocolate layer that would not pull away from the sides – something that would require careful removal to keep the ruffled edge.
Guess what?
I will not be getting a full refund on my can of PAM. It worked beautifully.  My fandom for PAM continues.  It helps to cut down on my prep time and I never have to worry that after putting in 1-2 hours of work that when the time comes to unmold or remove my baked goods it will all fall apart because something stuck to the pan.
So along with my mixing bowls, measuring utensils and mixer, PAM is right there in my kitchen essential line-up.
A few notes:
  •    I used a 14×4 tart pan, but an 8×8 pan will work just as well.
  •    If Nutella is not your thing, swap out that portion for peanut butter.
  •    Bars are best eaten the same day.

Chocolate Chip Nutella Cheesecake Bar

Makes one 8×8 pan | Preparation:  Cover pan with PAM bake spray
Ingredients:
Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer
·         ½ cup butter, melted
·         ½ cup brown sugar
·         1 egg
·         ½ teaspoon vanilla
·         ¾ cup flour plus 2 tablespoons
Nutella Cheesecake Layer
·         8 oz cream cheese, softened
·         1/3 cup Nutella
·         1 egg
·         ½ cup sugar
·         1 teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate Layer
·         6oz chocolate
·         1 teaspoon corn syrup
·         5 tablespoon butter
·          
Instructions:
To make chocolate chip cookie layer
1.       Melt butter and let cool to warm. Add in brown sugar and mix to combine. Add in egg and vanilla extract and mix to combine.  Add in flour and fold to combine. Fold in mini chocolate chip and fold to combine. Pour mixture into pan; set aside.
To make Nutella cheesecake layer
2.       Place cream cheese and Nutella in a bowl and mix to combine. Add in egg, sugar and vanilla and mix to combine. Pour mixture on top of cookie crust layer.
3.       Bake assembled pan at 350 degrees F for about 15-20 minutes or until toothpick is clean when inserted and removed from center of bar. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack
To make chocolate layer
4.        Place all ingredients in a heat proof bowl set over simmering water. Stir until melted. Pour mixture on top of cooled bar, using an offset spatula evenly spread chocolate layer.

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Comments

  10. Tara says

    Quick question: Can you tell me how much mini chocolate chips are needed? I don’t see an amount listed. Thanks!

  11. nikki says

    This looks delicious!

    I just received a new Panini/Grill press for Christmas, and have been using Pam like crazy with all my new recipes!

  13. Carla says

    I don’t have a fav dish per se, but I know I’ve had trouble with unmolding layer cakes in the past. Pam is definitely a must!

  17. Erin says

    What a great recipe! And I love Pam for baking – with the flour in it, Makes everything comes out so well!

  18. Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says

    These look sooo good. Nutella is a fave of mine and I’m a Pam addict. When people say spray something with Pam, I spray, and spray some more. Over-sprayer much? 🙂

    It was awesome meeting you and chatting with you yesterday…loved it and we need to get together and organize a little event of our own (you know, in all our spare time..LOL)

  19. Charlette says

    I use Pam with flour for all my baking. Regular Pam for making omelets and for all my dishes when making casseroles. Makes for such easy clean up!

  20. Katie says

    I use Pam for so many things. I especially love to use it for muffins; no need to mess with paper liners!

  22. Becca says

    I’m a lazy baker, so I love Pam’s Baking spray whenever I make anything in my Bundt pan.

  23. wafa says

    I use mine to easily take out honey or corn syrup from a measuring cup. Spray the measuring cup with Pam before pouring in the honey, the honey will slide right out.

  28. Amy Tong says

    My favorite dish to make with PAM is my baked meat ball pasta with cheese! Nothing sticks and easy clean up! I love it.

    Amy [at] utry [dot] it

  30. Kitty says

    Has to be omelette that were are having every Fri now that it’s Lent. I use PAM for baking and the results are always great.

  32. Rebecca T. says

    Pam would be great sprayed in the brownie pan for my hubbys favorite blonde brownies!

  38. Kristina says

    These bars look fantastic! Omygosh…. yum!! I use pam for just about everything I bake 🙂 I’ll have to try out this new one and definitely with these bars! My friend keeps bugging me to make a cheesecake dessert, this might just be it!

  39. Nisha says

    Can you specify the amount of mini chocolate chips? It’s not listed in the ingredient list. Thanks!

  56. Christina Tong says

    My favorite dish to make with PAM is to bake my homemade bread. Love your Chocolate Chip Nutella Cheesecake Bar, will try to make it.

    ctong2[at]gmail[dot]com

  69. ANGEL JACKLYN says

    I pretty much turn to PAM when I’m about to bake any kind of sweets & need them to not stick to the pan! =)

    Thanks for the chance!

  81. Terri Wojtowicz says

    the nutella cheesecake bars are something my grand daughter would die for, I’m going to try them for her!

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