Cinnamon Cheesecake Crunch Bars
These Cinnamon Cheesecake Crunch Bars feature a creamy cheesecake filling set over a spiced crust, finished with a generous cinnamon sugar crunch topping.
Equipment
- Baking Pan
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 cups crushed cinnamon cereal or graham crackers
- 5 tbsp melted butter
Filling
- 2 cups cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
Topping
- 1 cinnamon sugar crunch Generous amount
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 175°C.
- Mix the crust ingredients together and press the mixture firmly into a lined baking pan.
- Bake the crust for 8 minutes.
- Beat the cream cheese and sugar until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition, then stir in the vanilla.
- Pour the filling evenly over the baked crust.
- Sprinkle the crunch topping generously over the filling.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the center is slightly set but still soft.
- Cool the bars completely, then refrigerate for 2 hours before slicing. The texture should be creamy with a crunchy topping.
- Cut the bars into clean squares and dust with extra cinnamon sugar for presentation.
Notes
The crunchy topping added texture to the creamy cheesecake base.
By Clara Bennett, Lead Plate Designer at Recipes by Betty.