My favorite candy tops these sweet cheesecake bars making the best bite-sized dessert.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Bars
Keyword: baking, cheesecake bars, snickers
Servings: 24
Calories:
Author: NicholeL
Ingredients
For the Crust:
35Oreo cookies
6tablespoonunsalted buttermelted and cooled
For the Filling:
3 8oz.packages cream cheesesoftened
⅔cupsugar
2eggs
1tablespoonvanilla
3large Snickers barschopped
For the Topping:
½cupcaramel sauce
½cupchocolate sauce
½cupmini chocolate chips
½cuproastedsalted peanuts, chopped
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper.
2. Add oreos to a food processor and pulse until they form fine crumbs. Transfer to a large bowl and then pour melted butter on top. Stir until crumbs are moistened.
3. Press crumbs into the bottom of the baking dish. Bake for 10-12 minutes, then remove from the oven and set aside.
4. In the bowl of the stand mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time followed by the vanilla.
5. Add the chopped Snickers and mix until just combined.
6. Pour the batter over the cooled Oreo crust and bake for 40-45 minutes or until the cheesecake has set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 1 hour.
7. Drizzle caramel sauce then chocolate sauce over the top of the cheesecake in a zig-zag pattern.
8. Sprinkle mini chocolate chips and roasted peanuts on top.
9. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours but preferably overnight.
10. Use edges of parchment paper to lift bars from the pan. Cut into 24 evenly sized bars.