Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars

June 8, 2025Teresa Ambra

Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars. Let that sink in. 🙂 These delicious Ooey Gooey Bars feature not only chocolate chips, but a chocolate cheesecake batter as well. They are absolutely outstanding and a fantastic dessert to make anytime of the day or year. They’re especially good for holidays, or serve them at tailgating parties, potlucks, or Backyard Barbecues. But whatever you do, just serve them!

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I found this recipe in my FaceBook feed one evening when I was looking through it. I decided that I would have to dig out the recipe and make these delicious treats. I am so glad I did. I served them for our church’s youth group meeting one Wednesday night earlier this year. I had so many people come up to me afterwards and rave over these Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars. Yes, these brownies are seriously drool-worthy. No kidding.

For those of you who have never made Ooey Gooey Bars before, this is a layered dessert. The crust is made with a chocolate cake mix (I used Devil’s Food), an egg and melted butter. The cheesecake layer includes cream cheese, powdered sugar, eggs, vanilla and cocoa. The top layer is miniature chocolate chips. It’s a spectacular dessert anyway, but if you’re a chocolate lover, this chocolaty dessert will rock your world! Enjoy every bite. 🙂

Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars are spectacular!

The chocolaty cheesecake filling in the middle is spectacular.

These luscious bars have triple the chocolate flavor. Yum.

You’ll be swooning over every mouthful!

Here’s what I did.

I used these ingredients for the crust layer.

Melt butter in a large mixing bowl in the microwave.

Add chocolate cake mix and eggs.

Stir very well until mixture is very well combined.

Spread mixture into a greased 9×13″ baking dish or pan. (This is a double batch in an 18-26″ baking sheet pan).

Press and stretch ingredients until the chocolate crust fills the pan; set aside.

I used these ingredients for the cheesecake layer and the topping.

Soften butter and cream cheese. (You can also melt the butter. See notes in recipe card below). Place in a large mixing bowl with eggs and vanilla.

Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.

Add cocoa and powdered sugar.

Beat again with an electric mixer until smooth.

Spread mixture over top of the crust layer.

Spread cheesecake mixture to the very edges of the pan and smooth the top. (This is a double batch in an 18×26″ baking pan).

Sprinkle miniature chocolate chips over top.

Bake at 350 degrees about 40-45 minutes. Allow dessert to cool in pan 30 minutes before refrigerating. Cool about an hour or two in the refrigerator before cutting into bars. Refrigerate again until ready to serve.

If you’re a chocolate lover, this dessert will have you swooning!

Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars will cure every sweet tooth craving.

Be forewarned: these Ooey Gooey Bars are addictive! You won’t want to stop at just one. 🙂

Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars are terrific for tailgating parties, potlucks and Backyard Barbecues.

Here’s the recipe.

CHOCOLATE OOEY GOOEY BARS

(Recipe adapted from camr.online)

Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars

Teresa Ambra

Enjoy the lavish flavors of chocolate and cheesecake in these scrumptious brownie-type bars. Chocolate cake mix, cocoa and miniature chocolate chips provide triple the chocolaty delight in these layered bars. Wonderful choice for any tailgating party, potluck, backyard barbecue or just because you're a chocolate lover! You'll swoon over every bite.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 55

Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 278 kcal

Equipment

1 9×13" glass baking dish
1 large mixing bowl
1 medium mixing bowl
1 electric mixer
1 wooden spoon
measuring cups
measuring spoons
1 wire cooling rack

Ingredients

CRUST:

1 chocolate cake mix (I used Devil's Food)
1 large egg
1/2 cup salted butter melted (1 stick)

CHEESECAKE LAYER:

8 oz. block cream cheese softened
2 large eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup salted butter softened, or melted and cooled (1 stick)
16 oz. powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa

TOPPING:

1 cup miniature chocolate chips if desired

Instructions

CRUST:

Preheat oven to 350°.
Spray a 9×13” glass baking dish with cooking spray.
Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine chocolate cake mix, egg and melted butter.
Spread mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

CHEESECAKE:

In a separate medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, eggs and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until smooth.
Gradually beat in the powdered sugar and cocoa until mixture is smooth and creamy.
Spread Filling over top of crust layer.

TOPPING:

Sprinkle miniature chocolate chips over top.
Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes.
Allow to cool 30 minutes in pan before refrigerating.
Refrigerate about one to two hours.
Cut into bars and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

NOTE: Refrigerate the bars about 2-3 hours before cutting into bars, as the bars are much easier to cut if refrigerated first.

NOTE: I found it easier to beat the cream cheese, eggs, vanilla and cocoa. Then add the powdered sugar and melted butter together but a little at a time until all of it was worked in and the mixture was smooth and creamy.

Recipe adapted from camr.online)

Nutrition

Calories: 278kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 290mgPotassium: 111mgFiber: 1gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 292IUVitamin C: 0.05mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 1mg

Keyword brownie, cheesecake, chocolate, cream cheese, dessert, ooey gooey bars

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