16 Cheesecake Bar Recipes Even Better Than Traditional Cheesecake (2024)

Marbled Pumpkin-Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars

Pumpkin cheesecake bars are a must-try fall dessert, and the addition of chocolate swirls makes each bite even more decadent. To create the gorgeous marbled pattern, prep the chocolate, cheesecake, and pumpkin mixtures separately. Pour the pumpkin in first, then spoon the chocolate and cheesecake on top and use a knife to gently swirl them together. Bon appétit!

Limoncello Cheesecake Bars

Winter, summer, and everything in between, these lemon cheesecake bars are delicious in every season. Lemon zest and a generous splash of limoncello liqueur give this recipe its bright citrus flavor. To push the presentation into Instagram-ready territory, garnish with candied lemon slices for a major wow factor.

Creme Brûlée Cheesecake Bars

If you can't decide between cheesecake and crème brûlée, make both in one. This recipe starts out just like any other creamy, silky cheesecake bar, but it's finished off by sprinkling the bars with sugar and browning them with a culinary torch. The sweet, crunchy topping will definitely keep you coming back for seconds (and even thirds).

Maple Cheesecake with Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream

Flavored with maple syrup and vanilla, save these cheesecake bars for the holidays. With cozy flavors and a juicy red wine and pomegranate compote spooned on top, this dessert was made for winter. As a bonus, it only takes about 30 minutes of prep to put together, so you can spend more time enjoying the season with friends and family.

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Maple-Bourbon Cheesecake Bars

These easy cheesecake bars are packed with warm and cozy flavors. Pecans, maple syrup, and bourbon give these bars just the right balance of richness with a touch of crunch. Just before serving, prep a quick sauce with extra maple and bourbon to pour over this luscious dessert.

Gingersnap Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Gingersnap cookies make a delectably sweet and spiced crust for pumpkin cheesecake bars. A special crust deserves an equally special filling, and the combination of pumpkin, cream cheese, and pumpkin pie spice delivers in a delicious way. Add a thin drizzle of chocolate on top to really amp up the sweetness.

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Raspberry Bars

This fruity cheesecake bar recipe is hiding a surprise: goat cheese. It may not sound like a typical dessert ingredient, but it helps make this recipe creamy and decadent without becoming overly sweet. Fresh raspberries and lemon peel also help create the sophisticated, complex flavor of these rich bars.

Gianduja-Cheesecake Brownies

Cheesecake-topped brownies are enticing enough on their own, but this recipe takes it a step further by mixing chocolate-hazelnut spread into both the brownies and the cheesecake. Once you taste these brownie cheesecake bars, you'll wonder why the two desserts have ever been separate. And if you want to really ramp up the chocolate flavor, you can serve these treats with an extra sprinkle of cocoa powder on top.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate chip cookies, meet cheesecake. The mini chocolate chips studding the cheesecake layer are enough to give these bars their name, but they're hiding a surprise layer underneath: chocolate chip cookies! That's right, these cheesecake bars use cookie dough for their crust. Plain graham cracker crumbs will never be quite as satisfying again.

Tangerine Cheesecake Bars

If you like your cheesecake-inspired treats fresh and fruity, these tangy citrus bars are the dessert for you. Fresh tangerine juice and zest give the cheesecake filling its signature flavor and will make you feel like you're on vacation in the tropics after just one bite. If you want to dress them up a little bit more, top each cheesecake bar with a twist of candied tangerine peel.

Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars

Luscious, creamy, and bright crimson in color, these red velvet cheesecake bars were made with special occasions in mind. Their bright color make them fit in perfectly at both Christmas and Valentine's Day. Red velvet and cheesecake are always in season, though, so there's really no wrong time to serve these chocolate bars.

Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars

The crust for these sopapilla cheesecake bars might surprise you—it's made of flaky biscuits. The dessert is inspired by sopapillas—sweet, fluffy fried pastries popular in many Central and South American countries. Of course, the brown sugar and cinnamon cheesecake filling helps make this dessert irresistible, too.

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Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

These chocolate chip cheesecake bars are for serious cocoa fans only. Chocolate sandwich cookies form the crust, there's plenty of semisweet chocolate in the cheesecake filling, and chocolate chips top it off. If these bars don't satisfy your chocolate cravings, nothing will.

Coconut-Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

Fresh (or frozen) berries give these blueberry cheesecake bars a pop of color and tart flavor, while coconut lends a rich sweetness. For super-delish bars, make this recipe in the summer with freshly picked blueberries. Frozen blueberries are good, but you'll immediately fall in love with this recipe when you use juicy, naturally sweet, in-season berries.

Key Lime Cheesecake Bars

No one will ever guess these delicious, citrusy bars are made with low-calorie lime gelatin and fat-free dairy products. Plus, a surprise secret ingredient makes these bars extra creamy (hint: you might already have some in your fridge). Lime wedges make a pretty garnish and hint at the tangy flavor in every bite of these no bake cheesecake bars.

Pumpkin-Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Combine two classic desserts, pumpkin pie and cheesecake, in one holiday-appropriate package. An unexpected layer of chocolate adds fantastic richness to these pumpkin cheesecake bars. Naturally, you can't serve these bars without a schmear of sour cream frosting and a few chocolate curls on top.