Chocolate-Covered Cheesecake Squares Recipe

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2013 by mknuth

These delicious cheesecake bites are a runaway hit in my crowd! I took one reviewer's suggestion and tweaked it a little, to spectacular results. Instead of swirling something extra into the batter for another layer of deliciousness, I spread seedless raspberry jam over top of the whole thing and froze it all together. People were so surprised (and happy!) to bite into that little extra bit of flavor!

Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2013 by anrahadiaz

Made this recipe with 1 minor change. I bought the chocolate for that comes in chips ready to melt. I did this because I didn't want to have to buy 2 ingredients for it as recipe suggested and this was faster and easier. Having said that (and I always use those chips and they work perfectly and taste delicious) I couldn't quite get the technique down to cover them in chocolate. I did a few but felt like I was using too much chocolate. I ended up just heavily drizzling them and they still looked fantastic and the taste is to die for. I will definitely make these for any event I may have. Fabulous!!! Oh, the chocolate I used was Dolci Frutta which can be bought at Ralphs or Food for Less. Other stores might also carry it but I know these places definitely carry it. Enjoy!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2012 by TerryAndMike

These cheesecake bites are a must-have on any Christmas cookie tray! I've been making them for several years, and they're always one of the most popular. They're time-consuming to make, but well-worth the time and effort. I suggest you be sure the cheesecake is frozen before dipping; I take no more than a dozen out of the freezer at one time for dipping.

Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2012 by NMBERG

I made this for my coworkers and it was an absolute hit! It was a lot of fun making and tastes amazing! My new favorite thing to bring to a group gathering.

Reviewed on Aug. 25, 2012 by Meschell

I found this recipe in a recent Taste Of Home magazine. I made a double batch of them. They are very easy to make, but a liitle tricky to get the chocolate coating the right thickness. I took some over to my next door neighbors house and she was speechless while eating them! I will make these again for Thanksgiving and Christmas. These little cheescake squares taste just as good as something found in a gourmet shop, or by mail, they taste that GOOD! I want to make some flavored with orange extract, and some with chocolate added to the cheesecake batter as well. Enjoy!

Reviewed on Apr. 04, 2011 by BlondeBrazilian

I made this recipe following the EXACT instructions and it turned out fantastic! Huge success with my friends and family. I will definitely make this again.

Reviewed on Mar. 02, 2011 by Leon's Girl

I made these when a group of my husbands friends were coming over one night. I followed the recipe precisely, and they turned out great. They were admittedly good. The one guy especially raved about them. But they are rather rich, and one is about enough at a time.

Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2011 by jlweaver

I made this recipe with my stepdaughter and we both enjoyed making this. All we did is exclude the chopped nuts from the crust. They were very tasty and would make them again! We didn't use toothpicks. We put a cut piece of cheesecake on a fork and tip the sauce pan on its side and just dunk them until they were covered!

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2011 by 5weet 5ara

Fail! lol. Probably my fault though. You are supposed to freeze it overnight and I tried to cheat and start dipping it in chocolate after about 4 or 5 hours of being in the freezer. I didn't like the nuts in the crust but that was just a personal preference. The chocolate was too thick to coat the cheesecake evenly, dipping the cheesecake with toothpicks didn't work at all.. at least when I gave up my husband couldn't resist eating the cheesecake that I left in the refrigerator. If I did try this again I wouldn't use nuts, and I would change up the chocolate.

Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2010 by mayra22

this months magazine was the first one i ever bought because its about cheesecakes i've been looking for a recipe 4 a long time i tried some and they were,nt good but this is great not only for me and my children my daughter helped me do in and when we were done she was hidding the spatula 4rm me a recomed it to cheesecake lovers.

Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2010 by cleaninggirl4u

I made these for a family potluck and they were a HUGE hit! The entire batch was gone in less than an hour. They weren't super quick and easy to make but they were well worth the time and effort! I used melted chocolate chips instead of the squares and did half semi sweet and half white chocolate. GREAT RECIPE!!!

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2010 by GinaXS

These are delicious! I used wilton's candy coating instead of melting chocolate chips just because I find it much easier to work with. But if you like cheesecake & chocolate, you can't really go wrong with these.

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2010 by krystaljoy

these were a big hit at a family christmas dinner

Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2010 by sharonallison

I made these for a catering for my mother and her church ladies group. They were made ahead and frozen and after thawing were fine. I wasn't sure how to dip quickly so I took an old fork and bent it so I could rest the square on it and submerse it in the chocolate. I used a small soup mug so the chocolate was as deep as possible - and the mug held the heat in so I didn't have to warm up as often. I used a spoon in the other hand to make sure it was completely covered, then presto - out of the chocolate and onto the waxed paper! Incidentally - all but two of the recipes I used for the catering were from Taste of Home (the other were my own) and it turned out GREAT!! Thank you!

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2009 by chicama

I have made this over the last two years and it is a BIG hit, 5 stars plus.

Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2009 by knitwit84

Besides being a little bit time consuming this is a wonderful recipe! A big hit! I left the pecans out since I was making it for a potluck and wasn't sure who was allergic to nuts. It still came out great!

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2009 by kolly

very good recipe. i did cut the sugar down a bit and used chocolate morsels (bought in error) it was great. very cute keeping party toothpicks in.

Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2009 by PamRix

I have been trying to reply to a request for more info on how i dipped the squares.

I used a fork and imersed them in the chocolate and then used a spoon to make sure i covered it completely. Then I used a skewer to slide it off the fork and on to wax paper. Since we had very hot weather when i was doing this I put a couple freezer packs in a cake pan and then set my cookie sheet with wax paper on top so that the tray would be cool when I put the cheesecake bites on it. I also dressed them up a bit by melting whit choc chips and used a fork to put squiggles on top. Since I had to make so many or the wedding I also found they froze well and were fine when thawed.

Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2009 by PamRix

I have been trying these for a couple weeks to get the dipping technique down so I can make them for my son's wedding this week. The family has LOVED them. also made a variation with the rapsberry pastry filling swirled into the cheesecake batter just before baking and that really sets them off nicely. since the wedding is in the summer i did add some gulf wax to my chocolate covering to help reduce melting issues and worked great.

Pam R

Reviewed on Jun. 04, 2009 by B.Michelle

These look amazing, and my family loves cheese cake. i cant wait to try this!

Reviewed on Apr. 04, 2009 by jocarrots

I made them and used chocolate chips instead of the baking chocolate...worked fine.  No clumping or crumbling.  Maybe the baking time was off.

Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2008 by Frey

great recipe, but I could not get the chocolate to stay on the squares without them falling apart. I tried them frozen & tried cooling the chocolate some what. Even spooning & it made big clumps.