Potluck Oreo Bars will easily be a crowd favorite! They start with a dense chocolate cookie base (made with a cake mix) and are topped with a dreamy Oreo Cream Cheese Mousse! To all the chocolate lovers out there, these dessert bars are for you.
So my husband has taken up juicing…
He went out and bought a juicer and is now all about new “juices”.
This means he spends infinity dollars on produce daily. Because how much juice do you think comes out of a head of broccoli? Like 2 teaspoons. So basically to get enough juice to fill a Dixie cup you have to buy 45 heads of broccoli.
And 45 heads of broccoli is expensive.
Also are Dixie cups still a thing? I used to drink from them all the time when I was a child…and now I can’t even remember the last time I SAW one.
I mean, really they are kind of annoying, they only hold like 1/4 cup of liquid.
Anyhow, back to my husband’s juice.
Like I said you have to buy a LOT of veggies and fruit to actually make a glass, which means my refrigerator is filled with kale and spinach and beets and broccoli and things with weird odors.
I have no room left for pitchers of lemonade or coffee creamer. It’s becoming an issue.
And might I just say when my husband makes this juice, it’s the color of poop after you’ve been to a birthday party and eaten a piece of cake with a giant green flower.
Yeah, there’s a visual for you.
So it looks sick, smells weird and takes up all my lemonade space.
But it’s “healthy”. So there’s that.
Homemade Oreo Dessert Bar Recipe
Anyway, the whole point of my story is that I made these Potluck Oreo Bars, which need to be refrigerated, but I had no room in the fridge for my Oreo bars because of all the kale, which forced me to eat all the bars.
So basically my husband’s juice is making me fat.
Thanks for that.
Tips and Tricks on Making Cake Mix Oreo Bars:
The beauty of these bars is that they start with a cake mix. Which again, I know some of you hate. But it’s just the nature of the beast today.
You use the cake mix as a thick base and then top it with a creamy cheese mixture…
Bake it up like this…
Then chop some Oreos.
And mix it with more cream cheese deliciousness.
Mix that with Cool Whip. Yes, I know this recipe is from the devil…cake mix, Oreo AND Cool Whip.
Spread that on top…
So pretty!
And then more Oreos…because yes.
And then you should eat. And eat.
Then have some juice 🙂
Potluck Oreo Bars
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
- Yield: 12 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Potluck Oreo Bars will easily be a crowd favorite! They start with a dense chocolate cookie base (made with a cake mix) and are topped with a dreamy Oreo Cream Cheese Mousse! To all the chocolate lovers out there, these dessert bars are for you.
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter, melted + 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 2 eggs, divided
- 1 (8 oz) brick cream cheese
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 2 Tbsp Cocoa powder
- 1 (8 oz) container Cool Whip, thawed
- 12 Double Stuf Oreos, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray, set aside.
- In bowl, stir together cake mix, 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted and 1 egg until smooth.
- Press mixture into the bottom of your prepared pan.
- In bowl of stand mixer beat cream cheese, vanilla and powdered sugar together until smooth. Remove half of the mixture from the bowl and reserve for later (eyeball it). In the remaining cream cheese mixture, add cocoa powder, 1/4 cup butter, melted and remaining egg. Beat until smooth.
- Spread this mixture over top the cake mix layer. Bake for 30 minutes until just set.
- Allow to cool completely.
- When base is completely cool, stir in half of your chopped Oreos to the remaining cream cheese mixture. Then fold in thawed Cool Whip until smooth.
- Spread this all over your cooled base. Sprinkle with remaining chopped Oreos.
- Chill for at least an hour. Cut into squares when ready to serve.
Notes
store airtight in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
recipe adapted from The Stir
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 501
- Sugar: 53.2 g
- Sodium: 337.4 mg
- Fat: 23.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 70.5 g
- Protein: 4.5 g
- Cholesterol: 83.6 mg
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Hi! Could you use a brownie mix and it be the right taste and texture?
The texture would be different for sure, but I bet it would be fantastic! I would just make the brownies according to the package directions, though!
I saw this tonight while browsing the internet! Once I saw this, I instantly went to walmart and got everything I needed to make this!!! This recipe was amazing!! im useing this for my daughters first birthday in two weeks!!
These look sooo amazing! I’d love to try them out, but I can’t see the recipe! I’m assuming its supposed to be at the bottom of the post but all I see is this [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:436]
should be all fixed now… we were having some temporary back-end issues, but everything seems to be working now!
I literally was laughing out loud while I was reading this. “this recipe is from the devil” I was laughing and saying “I love it”. What a great sense of humor and it comes through in your writing, how cool. Anyway, have you ever heard of Juice Plus? Our family just started taking it earlier this year. I’d encourage your husband to check it out, it’s easier (and probably cheaper) than juicing but you accomplish getting in your fruits and veggies. We take the trio which is three bottles, one is fruit, one is veg and one is berries. Hope it helps. But, I know I’ll be looking at more of your recipes, if for no other reason than to see what you have to say. Thanks for the laugh.
Which size box of cake mix did you use?
When using whip cream {heavy cream} in a recipe try mixing it with knox gelatin. One envelope of gelatin {they are small} mixed with 2 tablespoons cold water and the gelatin will gum up..add it to your heavy whipping cream and the cream will set up and not get runny, even in the hot summer heat.
What a great tip! Thanks! Do you mix the gelatin into the heavy cream before or after whipping it?
Well, if this is what we get, I hope your husband keeps juicing forever. Looks amazing!
I can do cake mix” I can do cream cheese. I can do Oreos. I love all these things. You lost me at Cool Whip. I just can’t go there. I’m excited to try this, though, with proper whipped cream.
In love with this recipe…i plan to make it tomorrow..but what can i use in place of Cool Whip. I live in Pakistan and we don’t have it here. Can i use regular Whipped Cream or Heavy Cream..??
I think whipped cream will work fine!
WOW – I made these over the weekend for a family function — Everyone wanted the recipe. Truly a hit among some very critical dessert eaters! THANKS for sharing your fabulous sweets!