Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bars
Get ready to be the life of the dessert table with these mouth-watering caramel cheesecake bars! Trust me, one bite and your taste buds will be doing the happy dance.
Servings 9 bars
Ingredients
Crust
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 3/4 cup finely crushed graham crackers
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Cheesecake
- 1½ (8 oz) package cream cheese softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Caramel
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 4 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1½ teaspoon fleur de sel
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Mist a 9×9 square pan non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Stir the butter, graham crackers, flour, and 2 tablespoons of sugar together with a fork. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 8 minutes or until light brown.
Cheesecake
- Combine the cream cheese and 2/3 cup sugar to a mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until combined fully.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Slowly stir just until combined fully.
- Pour over the warm crust,
- Bake 20 minutes or until the center looks like it has set. Cool until room temperature and refrigerate for at least 2 hours if not overnight.
Caramel
- Combine the brown sugar, half-and-half, and butter in a sauce pan.
- Cook on medium low heat, whisking the entire time, for 6 minutes or until it slightly thickens. Stir in the vanilla and salt.
- Turn off the heat and let it cool slightly. Drizzle over your cooled bars and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 9bars