Cappuccino Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 9 whole graham crackers, broken up
• 1/4 cup sugar, plus
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup chilled unsalted butter, diced
• 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream, plus
• 1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 large egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f butter 11x7x1 1/2-inch metal baking pan.
• 2 grind graham crackers with 1/4 cup sugar in processor to small crumbs.
• 3 add 1/4 cup butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons espresso powder. blend until crumbs are moist and stick together.
• 4 transfer 1/2 cup crumb mixture to pie dish for crumb topping. press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared metal baking pan. bake crumbs in pan and pie dish until golder, 10 minutes.
• 5 cool 10 minutes. maintain oven temperature.
• 6 meanwhile, stir remaining 5 teaspoons espresso powder, 1 tablespoon cream, and vanilla in small bowl until coffee dissolves.
• 7 beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth. add 2/3 cup sugar and beat to blend. beat in coffee mixture, then egg.
• 8 spread filling evenly over crust in metal baking pan. bake until set, about 25 minutes.
• 9 chill uncovered until cold and firm, at least 2 hours up to one day.
• 10 beat one cup cream in medium bowl until firm peaks form.
• 11 cut cheesecake lengthwise into three strips. cut each strip into 5 bars.
• 12 transfer bars to platter.
• 13 dollop whipped cream atop each bar.
• 14 sprinkle with crisp crumb mixture from pie dish.