

The one and most important rule when making cheesecake is to let it cool. Hot cheesecake, no thank you! Every time I make cheesecake I dread the waiting. As hard as it may be to allow these yummy bars to cool, there’s nothing better than a cold creamy slice of cheesecake. But if I really can’t handle it, I get around the cooling timing by placing the cheesecake in the freezer for 1 hour.
Ingredients
- For the Base:
- 9 graham crackers
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter melted
- For the cheesecake
- 16 ounces 2 bars full-fat cream cheese, at room temp
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup Nutella warm
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F. Grease the bottom of a 8x8 -inch baking pan with butter or line it with parchment paper; set aside.
- For the base:
- In a food processor, process the graham crackers into fine crumbs. Add the melted butter and pulse a couple of times to fully incorporate. Pour into the lined baking pan and gently pat down evenly with hands or base of measuring cup. Bake for 5 mins. Remove from oven and pour cream cheese mixture on it.
- For the cheesecake: While the base is baking, place the cream cheese and sugar in stand mixer (or by hand). Beat for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating in between. Lastly, add vanilla and beat to combine until the mixture is smooth and lump free. Pour mixture onto the baked graham cracker crust and smooth into a single layer. Drop large spoonfuls of Nutella on top of filling and swirl gently with a knife.
- Bake 30 minutes or until the center only slightly jiggles. Remove from the oven and cool completely then refrigerate for at least 3 hours (or freezer for 1 hour). Once set, remove from pan using the parchment lining and slice into 9 bars.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 388kcal
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I just made this for work and it got rave reviews. I doubled the recipe and made it in a 9 X 13 pan. Amazing…will definitely be making this again!
Could I put ganache on top of these bars?
Yes, that sounds delicious!
I haven’t bought nutella in forever because, um, I go through it too fast! haha These bars sound awesome!
These cheesecake bars look unreal! That nutella swirl seriously has me drooling right now! Pinning 🙂
Thanks for pinning!
Yummy! Good idea next time I will be making cheesecake!