Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Squares
By: Esther Yoder
Published: Saturday, April 11, 2015 - 7:38am

Ingredients




8 ounces cream cheese, softened
⅛ teaspoon liquid stevia (adjust sweetener to taste)
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 egg, lightly beaten
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
8 ounces Sugar-free Chocolate Chunks* or bittersweet chocolate

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 325°. 2 Line a small baking dish (approximately 8 ½”x 6”) with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray. 3 In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sour cream, stevia, egg, and vanilla. Mix just until well combined. 4 Pour into prepared baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes or until center of cheesecake is almost set. Cool on wire rack. 5 Refrigerate until chilled. Freeze overnight. 6 Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. 7 In microwave-safe bowl or on stovetop, melt chocolate. Cool slightly. Using edges of foil, lift cheesecake out of pan. Gently peel off foil; cut into 24 squares. Remove a few pieces at a time for dipping; keep remaining squares refrigerated until ready to dip. 8 Using a toothpick, completely dip squares, one at a time, in melted chocolate. Place on waxed-paper lined baking sheets. Spoon additional chocolate over each square to cover completely. Store in air-tight container in refrigerator or freezer. 9 *Sugar-free Chocolate Chunks 10 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate 11 1 teaspoon shortening or cocoa butter 12 ⅛ teaspoon stevia (adjust sweetener to taste) 13 In microwave-safe bowl, heat all ingredients at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir. Continue heating and stirring in 20-30 second intervals until chocolate is smooth and completely melted.

About

TIP- if you are short on time, (or patience!) I found an easy way to finish these instead of individually dipping. Melt chocolate, then pour a thin layer on top of cheesecake before cutting into squares. Beautiful!