Description
These Christmas Cheesecake Bars combine creamy cheesecake, tart cranberries, and sweet white chocolate for a festive treat. Easy to make, they’re perfect for any holiday gathering!
Ingredients
- Cranberries
- White Granulated Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Graham Cracker Crumbs
- Unsalted Butter
- Light Brown Sugar
- Full Fat Cream Cheese
- Eggs
- Sour Cream
- Vanilla Bean
- Heavy Whipping Cream
- Cornstarch
- White Chocolate Melting Chips
- Additional White Chocolate Bar
Instructions
- Prepare the cranberry mixture: wash cranberries, heat with sugar and vanilla until bursting, cool.
- Make the graham cracker crust: combine crumbs, butter, and brown sugar, press into pan, bake for 10 minutes, cool.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth, add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla, mix gently.
- Fold in cream and cornstarch until fully combined and creamy.
- Melt and mix in white chocolate, fold into the cheesecake mixture.
- Pour cheesecake filling over crust, swirl in cranberry mixture, bake for 30-40 minutes at 325°F.
- Chill for at least 4 hours, top with whipped cream and white chocolate shavings, cut into squares.
Notes
Use room temperature cream cheese for best results.
Cool the bars completely before refrigerating for easier cutting.
Can be made gluten-free by using gluten-free graham cracker crumbs.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg