Marbled Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup butter (no substitutes)
• 1 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream

Cream Cheese Mixture

• 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg white

• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup (6 ounces) miniature semisweet chocolate chips

How to make it  About 50 minutes, plus standing



• 1

  Heat oven to 375°F. Coat a 15″ x 10″ x 1″ baking pan with vegetable cooking spray; set aside.
• 2

  Combine the water, butter, and chocolate in a small saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until melted; stir until smooth. Cool.
• 3

  Meanwhile, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large mixer bowl. Add egg, egg white, and sour cream; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in chocolate mixture until smooth.
• 4

  Make cream cheese mixture: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg white, and vanilla in another mixer bowl on medium speed until smooth; set aside.
• 5

  Spread chocolate batter into prepared baking pan. Drop the cream cheese mixture by tablespoonfuls over batter; cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• 6

  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into 48 bars.