It's the Super Bowl.

Folks, it's time to indulge. I wait for opportunities to bake like kids wait for Christmas. This time: Taco Dip, veggies and home made Ranch Dip, and Reese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake bars.

The Reese's bars have a brownie bottom:

With a cheesecake topping:

And are mixed in and topped with Reese's. 

The original recipe uses Reese's Pieces, but I was feeling cheap, so I used what I had (the peanut butter cups that my boyfriend hadn't gotten into). The final result has melted chocolate chips drizzled on top. The recipe just mentioned melted chocolate, but I always include my little secret of adding a little bit of shortening into chocolate meant for drizzling. It makes it nice and thin and allows for drizzling. Unfortunately, I didn't have any on hand, so it the end result was a little more clumpy than I wanted, but still tastes like peanut-buttery heaven.

Friends, the amount of deliciousness inside these cheesecake bars is downright dangerous.

They are meant to be served refrigerated. Let's see if they last until game time tomorrow.

Boyfriend verdict: DEADLY.

More on the Taco Dip and Home made Ranch tomorrow (gotta balance out the healthy with unhealthy, right?). Or I can at least pretend to be healthy. Until later!!! 

You can find the Reese's recipe here:

http://insidebrucrewlife.com/2010/11/ultimate-reeses-cheesecake-brownie-bars/