Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Enjoy everything you love about cheesecake packed into this easy Cheesecake Bars Recipe. Cheesecake bars make a creamy and delicious dessert with very little work.
Servings: 24
Calories: 162kcal
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 8 full Graham Crackers crushed into crumbs
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 4 Tbsp Butter melted
- 1/8 tsp Salt
For the Cheesecake Filling:
- 16 oz Cream Cheese softened at room temperature
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 1/2 Tbsp All Purpose Flour
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- 2 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1/8 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 8X8 baking pan with parchment paper or foil.
- Crush up the graham crackers in a food processor to make graham cracker crumbs.
- Mix together the crust ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl. Then press this mixture into the bottom of the 8X8 baking pan.
- Then cream together on high with a hand held mixer or stand up the mixer, the cream cheese, flour and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Reduce the speed to medium and add in the sour cream, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla and salt. Mix until well combined and the mixture is smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture onto of the crust in the 8X8 baking pan.
- Bake uncovered for 40-45 minutes until set and slightly firm.
- Allow the mixture to cool completely at room temperature and then chill in the refrigerator before cutting and serving. Chill the bars for a minimum of 4 hours but overnight is ideal so that they can fully set.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 372IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
