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Smooth and creamy Cheesecake bars on a buttery graham cracker crust with swirls of Nutella.
It’s Layla here from Gimme Delicious and today I’m so excited to share these rich and creamy nutella swirl cheesecake bars with you all!
With just 5 ingredients in the cheesecake, and 2 in the base, they super easy to make and even easier to eat. Simply combine the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla and let the mixer do the work. Pour the batter onto a homemade buttery graham cracker base and bake to perfection.
The one and most important rule when making cheesecake is to let it cool. Every time I make cheesecake I dread the waiting and as hard as it may be to allow these yummy bars to cool, there’s nothing better than a cold creamy slice of cheesecake.Warm cheesecake, no thank you! But if I really can’t handle it, I get around the cooling timing by placing the cheesecake in the freezer for 1 hour.
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NUTELLA SWIRL CHEESECAKE BARS
Ingredients
For the Base:
- 9 sheets honey graham crackers
- ¼ cup melted unsalted butter
For the cheesecake
- 2 (8-ounce) softened cream cheese
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup nutella
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 Fahrenheit. Grease the bottom of a 8x8 -inch baking pan with butter or line it with parchment paper; set aside.
For the base:
- In a food processor, add 9 sheets honey graham crackers and pulse into fine crumbs. Add ¼ cup melted unsalted butter and pulse a couple of times to fully incorporate. Pour into the lined baking pan and gently pat down evenly with hands or base of measuring cup. Bake for 5 mins. Remove from oven.
For the cheesecake:
- Place the 2 (8-ounce) softened cream cheese and ¾ cup granulated sugar in a stand mixer. Beat for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Add 2 large eggs one at a time, beating in between. Lastly, add 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract and beat to combine until the mixture is smooth and lump free. Pour mixture onto the baked graham cracker crust and smooth into a single layer. Drop large spoonfuls of Nutella on top of filling and swirl gently with a knife.
- Heat ⅓ cup nutella in the microwave for 30 seconds so that it is smooth. Drop large spoonfuls on top of the cheesecake layer and gently swirl with a knife.
- Bake 30 minutes or until the center only slightly jiggles. Remove from the oven and cool completely then refrigerate for at least 3 hours (or freezer for 1 hour). Once set, remove from pan using the parchment lining and slice into 9 bars.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I wanted to know could I use one lowfat and one regular cream cheese? What could change?
hey girl these look amazing! Yummy!