Frosted Espresso Cheesecake Bars

• 1 1/2 pkg. (3.5 oz.) savoiardi or ladyfinger cookies, broken into pieces
• 4 1/2 Tbs. chilled butter, cut into small cubes
• 1 1/2 Tbs. sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 2 Tbs. instant espresso coffee powder
• 2 1/4 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
• 4 1/2 oz. low-fat cream cheese, diced
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 tsp. cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 3 Tbs. sugar
• 1 tsp. instant espresso coffee powder
• 1 pinch salt

1. To make Crust: Place 1 rack in center and 1 rack in bottom position of oven.
2. Preheat oven to 350F.
3. Line 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, letting ends hang over sides of pan.
4. Spray with cooking spray.
5. Pulse cookies in food processor until chopped into coarse crumbs.
6. Add butter and sugar.
7. Blend 1 to 2 minutes, or until crumbs are moist and stick together when pressed.
8. Press mixture into bottom of prepared pan, but not up sides.
9. Bake 12 minutes in center of oven, or until golden.
10. To make Filling: Whisk together egg, egg white, and espresso powder in bowl until espresso powder dissolves.
11. Place ricotta, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch, egg mixture, and salt in food processor, and blend until smooth.
12. Spread Filling over hot Crust.
13. Slide baking sheet onto bottom shelf of oven to diffuse heat.
14. Bake Filling and Crust in center of oven 30 to 33 minutes, or until Filling is just set in center and small cracks start to appear at edges.
15. Transfer directly to refrigerator, and chill, uncovered, 6 hours, or until cold and set.
16. To make Frosting: Microwave chocolate and 3 Tbs.
17. water in 2-cup glass measure 25 to 30 seconds, or until chocolate is soft.
18. Add sugar, espresso powder, and salt; whisk until smooth.
19. Spread warm Frosting over chilled cheesecake.
20. Chill until Frosting is firm.
21. Lift cheesecake out of pan using parchment.
22. Gently remove parchment from cheesecake.
23. Transfer cheesecake to cutting board, and cut into 24 bars (3 rows of 8 bars).
24. Transfer to serving plate.

ladyfinger cookies, butter, sugar, egg, egg white, coffee powder, ricotta cheese, lowfat cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch, salt, unsweetened chocolate, sugar, instant espresso coffee powder, salt

Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/frosted-espresso-cheesecake-bars/ (may not work)