#3493 - Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

Crust: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1 stick butter (melted); 1/3 cup white sugar

Batter: 2 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened); 1 cup white sugar; 1/4 cup flour; 1 - 12oz. can Carnation evaporated milk (NOT condensed); 2 eggs; 1 TBSP vanilla; 1/2 cup Nestle's MILK chocolate chips; 1/2 cup Reese's peanut butter chips

Crust: in a bowl add graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and 1/3 cup white sugar--stir to mix. Press the mixture on the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. In a mixer add cream cheese--beat. Add 1 cup white sugar and the flour--beat. Add Carnation milk, eggs and vanilla--beat until smooth. In a microwave safe bowl add the MILK chocolate chips--microwave on high in 15 second increments until melted and smooth. In a second microwave safe bowl add the peanut butter chips--microwave in 15 second increments until melted and smooth. Add 1 cup of the cream cheese batter to the melted milk chocolate chips--stir well. Add 1 cup of the cream cheese batter to the melted peanut butter chip--stir well. Pour remaining cream cheese batter evenly over the crust. Spread the peanut butter chip mixture evenly over the cream cheese batter. Spread the milk chocolate chip mixture over the peanut butter chip layer. Wet a butter knife, place the blade of the knife through to the middle of the cream cheese batter--use the knife blade to swirl the cream cheese, peanut butter and chocolate layers. Bake at 325 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until set. Cool completely, the refrigerate overnight (or until cold). Cut into bars or squares.