White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
Mmmm! Cheesecake! I just love it, so rich, creamy and perfectly sweet. Cheesecake is quite possibly the best dessert ever. These cheesecake bars offer everything a cheesecake does except its a little less fussy and a little less formal but still looks and tastes stunning.
I love the combination of raspberries and white chocolate in this cheesecake. It’s a pairing that was meant to be!
Here is a tip: This recipe is super easy but to make it even easier to put together try using seedless raspberry jam in place of the homemade raspberry sauce!
White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients:
1 1/4 Cup Chocolate Cookie Crumbs
1/8 Cup Butter, melted
2 Packages cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 Cup Granulated sugar
2 Large Eggs
6 oz White chocolate baking bars, chopped
1 Tbsp All-purpose Flour
For Raspberry Sauce:
1 1/4 Cup Raspberries (Fresh or Frozen)
2Tbsp Sugar
2 tsp Cornstarch
1/2 Cup Water
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In asmall bowl, mix coookie crumbs and butter. Press in bottom of an 8-inch square pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
In a large bowl, cream the cheese together with the sugar until light and fluffy. Then beat in the eggs, one at a time, until just mixed together.
In a small bowl, combine the chocolate and flour then fold into cream cheese mixture.
In a saucepan, combine raspberries, sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to boil, and continue boiling 5 minutes, or until sauce thickens. Strain the mixture through a mesh strainer to remove seeds.
Pour half of the prepared batter over the cooled crust. Spoon approximately 3 tablespoons of the raspberry sauce over the batter. Pour the remaining cheesecake batter into the pan, and spoon another 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce over the top. To create the effect I did, just spoon the sauce over the batter in lines then use a knife tip to drag the sauce through the batter going the other way.
Bake about 30 minutes or until edges are set but center still jiggles slightly. (It will finish cooking completely on its own as it is cooling and you will retain the pristine look of the cheesecake without browning.)
Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 2 hours prior to serving.
Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
Serve with remaining sauce.
White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 Cup Chocolate Cookie Crumbs
- 1/8 Cup Butter, melted
- 2 Packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 Cup Granulated sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 6 oz White chocolate baking bars, chopped
- 1 Tbsp All-purpose Flour
- 1 1/4 Cup Raspberries, Fresh or Frozen
- 2 Tbsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Cornstarch
- 1/2 Cup Water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In asmall bowl, mix coookie crumbs and butter. Press in bottom of an 8-inch square pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
- In a large bowl, cream the cheese together with the sugar until light and fluffy. Then beat in the eggs, one at a time, until just mixed together.
- In a small bowl, combine the chocolate and flour then fold into cream cheese mixture.
- In a saucepan, combine raspberries, sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to boil, and continue boiling 5 minutes, or until sauce thickens. Strain the mixture through a mesh strainer to remove seeds.
- Pour half of the prepared batter over the cooled crust. Spoon approximately 3 tablespoons of the raspberry sauce over the batter. Pour the remaining cheesecake batter into the pan, and spoon another 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce over the top. To create the effect I did, just spoon the sauce over the batter in lines then use a knife tip to drag the sauce through the batter going the other way.
- Bake about 30 minutes or until edges are set but center still jiggles slightly. (It will finish cooking completely on its own as it is cooling and you will retain the pristine look of the cheesecake without browning.)
- Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 2 hours prior to serving.
- Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
- Serve with remaining sauce.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Enjoy!
Love Cheesecake? Try out these other fab ideas: S’more Cheesecake Dip, Raspberry Cheesecake Smoothie [Paleo, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free], Mini Strawberry Cheesecake Bites , Mini Nutella Cheesecake with Oreo Crust, and Maple Syrup Cheesecake.
I have these bookmarked for the holidays
These look so rich and gorgeous! Thank you for sharing this!
Definately making these. How much raspberry jam do u use?
cheesecake bars look soooo delicious!
these look and sound delicious 🙂 I’ve made a note of the recipe and will be trying it out sometime. I do love cheesecake (especially with caramel) so these are made for me 🙂
These look divine! A great desert for our upcoming 25th wedding anniversary. Thanks for sharing.
oh yummy these sound so tasty, yet simple! mmm
Would love to try making this next week!
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you have a great weekend and enjoy your new Red Plate!
Miz Helen
I just love these! Thanks for linking up with me. I’m featuring you this week.
Yum!!!! I’d love to try these!!! Thanks for sharing at The DIY Dreamer. 🙂
So the “1/2 Cup Granulated sugar” you use to put into the cream mixture and is the “2Tbsp Sugar”is also granulated and goes into the raspberry mix? i wasn’t sure
Yes, the ingredients are listed in the order of use, but I will edit to make it clearer. Thanks!
I love white chocolate, and cheesecake. I’ve never had them together. That looks delicious!
These bars look amazing. Thanks for sharing them on Friday Frenzy this week. what a fun summer dessert.
These look so fun! I think they would be a great BBQ addition. I will definitely make this soon. Pinned. Soon following on FB, would love a follow back: https://www.facebook.com/EazyPeazyMealz
These look fantastic! What a great combination of flavours!
These look amazing!!!! Love the chocolate cookie crust, it sounds so good with the cheesecake layer!!! YUM!!
Oh my goodness… Raspberry cheesecake… Plus white chocolate… Plus a chocolate cookie crust!!! Oh gosh, how fantastic! Berries and white chocolate are such a great marriage, and this is the one to set the standard by! Thanks for sharing
This looks creamy, decadent and just plain delicious! Wow! Checking this out from pin it THursday, and yes I PINNED this sweetness!
Cathy
Looks so deliciously yummy. My mouth is watering! Thanks for sharing. Pinned.
White chocolate and raspberries?! One of my favorite combos!
Oh looks so delicious! Wonderful!
I would love to make these for my son’s 1st birthday party!
I love the combination of chocolate and raspberries! These bars sound delicious!
they look yummy!
OH! MY! LORD!!! These look so incredible! I love cheesecake! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
Oh these are calling my name!! Dang it looks so yummy!
What size cream cheese packages?
250g Each
Oh wow…these cheesecake bars look deadly delicious! I can’t resist anything with cream cheese and raspberries together!! YUM!
Cheesecake is the best dessert ever! I totally agree 🙂 I could lick my screen right now lol.
absolutely amazing!!!