NEW YEARS DESSERT IDEA

 New Years dessert idea! 

WHITE CHOCOLATE with LEMON and LIME CHEESECAKE BARS

Ingredients:

7 ounces high-quality white chocolate (such as Lindt), chopped, plus white chocolate curls (optional garnish)

27 chocolate sandwich cookies (about 11 ounces)

Filling:

1/2 cup chilled whipping cream

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature

3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon Pastamore Meyer Lemon Oil

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel

 Lime slices or lime twists (for garnish)

Directions:  Line 8x8x2-inch square baking pan with foil, extending over all sides. Stir chopped white chocolate in small metal bowl set over saucepan of barely simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove bowl from over water.

Finely grind cookies in processor. Add 2 tablespoons melted white chocolate and blend until mixture clumps together. Firmly press mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Chill while making filling. 

Beat whipping cream in medium bowl until peaks form. Beat cream cheese, Pastamore Meyer Lemon Oil, sugar, lime juice, and lime peel in large bowl until smooth. Beat in remaining melted white chocolate. Fold in whipped cream in 2 additions; spread over prepared crust. Chill until filling is slightly firm, at least 2 hours. Using foil as aid, lift cheesecake out of pan. Cut into 9 bars. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired, and lime slices or twists.