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Snickers Cheesecake Bars

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Snickers Cheesecake Bars

One of my all time favorite candy bars is Snickers. I also love Twix and Caramello….I think as long as it has caramel, I like it.  As for desserts go, cheesecake is my ultimate favorite. When I was little I used to request a cheesecake instead of a regular birthday cake.  Sometimes my mom would pick up on the the kinds that had all the different flavors…a sampler cheesecake. I would be so happy, because I love cheesecake…every. single. kind.  Later in life, when I started baking and cooking, I always shied away from making cheesecake. I am not sure why, although I think it was probably because I was too intimidated by it.  How could I replicate the most delicious, perfect dessert?  I never even looked into how it was made, because it just seemed impossible.

Snickers Cheesecake Bars

When Pinterest started getting popular, I would see different cheesecakes popping up everywhere. Cheesecake cupcakes, double layered cheesecakes, cheesecake bars….’how hard could it be?’ I wondered.  Finally I decided to tackle my first cheesecake dessert, Sopapilla Cheesecake.  Now, this was a little bit of a cheat, because the ‘cheesecake’ was actually just a filling, but I would later find out that the mixture for the filling, is the same basic filling in regular cheesecake. I went on to make Cookies & Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes, Skinny Mini Key Lime Cheesecake Cupcakes, and Chocolate Almond Cheesecake Bars…all of which were not difficult. Some more tedious than others, but I wouldn’t say any were hard.

Snickers Cheesecake Bars

Moving on, I decided to combine my 2 favorite treats: Cheesecake and Snickers.  How could I go wrong? I decided to make them on an Oreo crust, but I think they would be equally delicious on a graham cracker crust as well.  It can be made the same was as the Oreo crust, just with graham crackers instead.  The end result of these Snicker Cheesecake Bars was soooo delicious. It was hard to get a picture that did them justice, because they get so messy when you cut them up (or maybe I just need a better knife?).  Trust me, you want to make these.  I wasn’t even going to post these for a few weeks, but I had such overwhelming feedback when I posted a teaser picture on my Facebook page, that I felt like y’all needed this recipe ASAP.

Snickers Cheesecake Bars

 

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Snickers Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
For the Crust
  • 20 Oreo cookies any type
  • 5 TBS unsalted butter melted
For the Cheesecake Filling
  • 16 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature (can use lower fat as well)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 12 fun size snickers chopped
  • 1/3 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Set aside a 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan.
  2. 2. For the crust: In a food processor or blender, pulse the whole Oreos into fine crumbs. Stir the cookie crumbs and melted butter together until well blended. Press mixture into the baking pan filling in all gaps. Bake for 9-10 minutes. Allow to cool as you prepare the filling.
  3. 3. For the filling: Beat cream cheese, egg, sugar, and vanilla extract together with a hand or stand mixer until smooth and creamy, about 3 full minutes. Fold in the Snickers. Spread the mixture over your cooled crust. Top with chocolate chips.
  4. 4. Bake for 35 minutes, or until the cheesecake has set and the edges are lightly browned. Allow to cool for 30 minutes on a wire rack and then completely cool in the refrigerator for at least three hours.
  5. 5. Using a sharp knife cut the cheesecake into bars.
Recipe Notes

Store bars in a covered container for up to 10 days in the refrigerator.
Recipe can easily be doubled and baked in a 9x13-inch pan, baking time will vary - about 45-55 minutes.

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  1. Marie-Line says

    this looks amazing! I also love Snickers but can’t have any because of severe peanut allergy of my partner… wonder if maybe it would also work with Mars or another non-peanut bar!

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    • Allyson says

      You can definitely make these with other candy bars! I think Milky Way or Twix could be delicious! Let me know what you try!

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  8. Britni Newton Vigil says

    Allyson these look incredible. I love Snickers and cheesecake so I’m sure I’d love these! Thanks for sharing on the weekend re-Treat Link Party! Hope to see you again tomorrow.

    Britni @ Play. Party. Pin.

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