Best Mounds Cheesecake Recipes

MOUNDS® BAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan. Remove saucepan from heat and stir white sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract into the melted butter until thoroughly combined.
• Mix flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl; add butter mixture to the flour mixture and stir to form a smooth batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely.
• Beat coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and confectioners' sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer until very thick; spread over the cake in an even layer.
• Heat prepared frosting in the microwave until the frosting has a pourable consistency, about 75 seconds; pour over the cake and spread into an even layer. Refrigerate cake until the frosting is set, at least 15 minutes.

MOUNDS CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 350°F In processor, pulse ingredients to form fine crumbs. Press onto bottom of 9 inches springform pan.
• Bake 8 minutes, until set. Cool on rack. Wrap pan with heavy-duty foil.
• Filling: In glass measure, combine chocolate, 2 Tbsp rum and coffee powder; microwave on HIGH 30 seconds; stir until smooth. Stir in remaining rum; cool. In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and extract until smooth. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, just until mixed. Remove 2 ½ cups cream-cheese mixture; cover.
• Stir cooled chocolate-coffee mixture into remaining cream cheese mixture. Pour over crust. Set springform pan in center of large roasting pan; place on oven rack. Pour boiling water into roasting pan to reach halfway up springform pan. Bake 25 minutes, until sides are set (center will be soft). Remove pan from oven; pour reserved cream cheese mixture in a ring over outside edge of set chocolate mixture. Gently spread evenly over entire surface.
• Bake 35 minutes, until center is almost set. Turn off oven; let stand in oven 30 minutes, with oven door closed. Remove from waterbath to rack. Cool. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Remove sides of pan. Garnish.

MOUND BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter or margarine. Mix and pat into the bottom of one 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
• Combine the condensed milk and flaked coconut. Spread over the crust and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
• Spread the melted chocolate chips over the top. Let cool and cut into squares.

CHOCOLATE-GLAZED COCONUT ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan., In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, coconut and almonds; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of prepared pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325°., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in coconut extract. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Fold in coconut. Pour into crust. Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of boiling water to larger pan. , Bake 45-55 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath; remove foil. Cool cheesecake on a wire rack 10 minutes; loosen sides from pan with a knife. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight., For glaze, place chocolate chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Cool slightly to reach a spreading consistency, stirring occasionally., Remove rim from pan. Spread glaze over cheesecake. Refrigerate 1 hour or until set. Top with toasted coconut and almonds if desired.

MOUNDS CAKE

Steps:

• Make chocolate cake according to box directions.
• Heat marshmellows, milk, and sugar slowly until all melted.
• Stir in coconut and pour over cake.
• Frosting:.
• Heat sugar and milk and butter until boiling.
• Remove from heat and add chocolate chips.
• Frost.