Description
Rich cheesecake bars with a sweet dulce de leche swirl on a graham cracker crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup dulce de leche
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9×13 inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides.
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter in a bowl. Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour half of the cream cheese mixture over the baked crust.
- Gently pour the entire can of sweetened condensed milk over the cream cheese layer.
- Dollop spoonfuls of dulce de leche over the condensed milk layer.
- Pour the remaining cream cheese mixture over the top.
- Use a knife or skewer to gently swirl the dulce de leche into the layers.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the edges are set and the center is mostly firm.
- Cool the bars completely on a wire rack.
- Chill the bars in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before cutting into squares.
Notes
- For easier removal, chill the bars overnight.
- You can make your own dulce de leche by simmering a sealed can of sweetened condensed milk in water for three hours.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 25
- Sodium: 120
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 50
Keywords: dulce de leche, cheesecake bars, graham cracker crust, sweet dessert, baked bars