Black Bottom Cheesecake Bars

2 - 8 oz pkg cream cheese, room temperature

1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature

2 eggs, room temperature

3/4 cup Forty to One Cooking Syrup, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon lemon juice

2 cups chocolate chips, melted

Preheat oven 400 degrees.  Pour chocolate over crust.

Beat cream cheese until light.  Beat in sour cream and then eggs, one at a time.  Gradually beat in maple syrup followed by vanilla and lemon juice.

Slowly pour cheese mixture over chocolate.  Bake 15 minutes.  Reduce oven to 350 and bake 30 minutes longer.  Cool on wire rack, cover, chill before cutting into bars.

Maple Shortbread Crust

3/4 cup butter softened

1/3 cup Forty to One Cooking Syrup

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream butter,  continue to beat gradually add maple syrup and vanilla.

Add flour and salt, blend.  Using floured hands pat crust into 9x13 baking pan.  Set aside.