Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars
Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars are a creamy sweet dessert that you're going to fall in love with. The bars are the combination of pecan pie and a cheesecake bar all rolled into one scrumptious treat. You get the best of both worlds with a graham cracker crust, a creamy cheesecake center, and a topping of candied pecans.
Servings: 24
Calories: 292kcal
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs roughly 16 full graham crackers.
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter melted
Cheesecake
- 2 - 8 ounce packages of cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pecan Pie Topping
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 2 cups pecans chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Grease a 13" x 9" dish and cover with parchment paper.
Crust
- Add the graham crackers to a food processor and process until they are crumbs.
- Add the sugar and butter and process again.
- Press into the baking dish and set aside.
Cheesecake Layer
- Add the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract to a large bowl. Mix until most of the lumps are gone.
- Pour over the graham cracker crust and spread out. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Pecan Pie Topping
- Start after the cream cheese mixture has been refrigerated for at least 30 minutes.
- Add the butter to a saucepan, on medium heat, and melt.
- Next, add the heavy cream, vanilla extract, brown sugar, and light corn syrup. Mix together and allow it to come to a boil.
- Add the pecans and mix until they are all covered.
- Pour over the cheesecake mixture and spread out.
- Bake for about 40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
- Cool for about an hour.
- Refrigerate for several hours and cut into squares.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 147mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g