Grasshopper Cheesecake Squares

The classic combination of creme de cacao together with creme de menthe alongside cream {a.k.a. a Grasshopper cocktail} is turned into a beautifully layered cheesecake process inwards these delectably delicious Grasshopper Cheesecake Squares.

I of late discovered grasshoppers. The minty-chocolatey imbibe sort of grasshoppers ... non the picayune greenish things that hop to a greater extent than or less your yard.

I wishing I'd known nearly the imbibe sort of grasshoppers much sooner.
Why had I non discovered the delicious combination of creme de menthe together with creme de cacao before? Why did it receive got a friend of mine proverb "Oh, I made the most fabulous grasshopper cheesecake this past times weekend," for me to clue inwards to how absolutely tasty these 2 liquors are together?

Goodness solely knows!

But I'm thus glad I receive got been enlightened.

When my reply to my friend was, "You made what kind of cheesecake?" ... {envisioning some sort of chocolate-covered yard-hoppy icky-ness} ... my eyes were opened to the spirited imbibe concoction know equally the Grasshopper.

Naturally, non solely did I postulate to travail this drink, I needed to travail my friend's cheesecake, too.

Except I decided to plough her grasshopper cheesecake into these extra-gorgeous, beautifully-layered Grasshopper Cheesecake Squares.

I went for the squares sentiment because I sentiment Grasshopper Cheesecake Squares would live easier to serve together with consume at a political party than a regular cheesecake. And I was making these for a green-themed St. Patrick's Day get-together. They were a huge hit, past times the way!

Isn't it pretty how the two-toned cheesecake layers await together? Especially the agency they're contrasted alongside the black chocolate-brown chocolate cookie crumb crust ...

... together with chocolate drizzle topping.

So if you're a fan of the Grasshopper ... the minty-chocolatey spirited imbibe sort ... together with thus give these Grasshopper Cheesecake Squares a whirl. They're an amazing agency to savour the flavors of the classic cocktail inwards a beautiful sweetness treat!

Or, hey, ... become ahead together with savour these squares with a classic Grasshopper cocktail. I won't judge. I promise.

Grasshopper Cheesecake Squares

Source: Adapted from a friend's Grasshopper Cheesecake recipe

(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
1/4 c. butter, melted
3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
1 1/4 c. granulated sugar
3 eggs, at room temperature
4 T. white creme de cacao
1/4 c. + 2 T. green creme de menthe
2 drops greenish nutrient coloring (optional)
2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate squares (baking chocolate)

Directions

Combine chocolate cookie crumbs together with melted butter, mixing well. Press into the bottom of a ix x 9" baking dish coated alongside nonstick cooking spray; fix aside.
Beat cream cheese at medium speed alongside an electrical mixer until lite together with fluffy, nearly 1 minute. Gradually add together sugar, beating well. Add eggs, i at a time, beating later each addition. Stir inwards creme de cacoa.
Scoop out 2 together with a 1/2 cups of the cheesecake batter together with pour it over the cookie crumb crust, spreading evenly alongside a spatula.
Stir creme de menthe into remaining cheesecake batter. Using a spoon or pocket-size criterion loving cup to function alongside pocket-size amounts of batter at a time, gently pour the greenish cheesecake batter on give of the white cheesecake batter inwards the baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 55 minutes. Cool to room temperature together with and thus chill over night.
Cut cheesecake into pocket-size bars. Place semi-sweet chocolate inwards a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Submerge inwards hot H2O until the chocolate melts, kneading until smoothen (or, microwave inwards twenty 2nd intervals until melted, kneading later each interval). Snip a really tiny hole inwards i corner of the pocketbook together with drizzle the chocolate over the bars. Store covered inwards the refrigerator. {I've flora that cutting the bars prior to putting on the chocolate drizzle helps spill out the drizzle intact together with pretty!}

Enjoy!

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