Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

These Cranberry Cheesecake Bars are perfect for the holidays and beyond. Made with an oat crust and filled with a cheesecake layer, cranberry layer, and then topped with an oat crumble, these bars are sweet, tart, and just perfect.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 55

Refrigeration: 3

Total Time 4 10

Servings bars

Calories 190kcal

Author Deborah Harroun

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups old fashioned oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter cut into cubes
12 ounces cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (16 oz) can whole cranberry sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9x31-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, and brown sugar. Add the butter, and using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 1 1/2 cups of the mixture. Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/4 cups old fashioned oats, 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, 1 cup butter
In another bowl, combine the cream cheese and sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and the vanilla extract. Spread the cheesecake mixture over the baked crust.
12 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla
In another bowl, combine the cranberry sauce and the cornstarch. Carefully spoon the cranberry mixture over the cheesecake layer. Sprinkle the reserved oat mixture evenly over the top.
1 (16 oz) can whole cranberry sauce, 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Bake for 40 minutes, or until the bars are set. Once baked, let the bars cool, then cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Cut into bars to serve.

Notes

Adapted from Our Best Recipes

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide.

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