Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors with our curated collection of cranberry cheesecake bar recipes. Embark on a culinary journey where the tangy and vibrant cranberries meet the creamy and indulgent cheesecake, resulting in a masterpiece that will tantalize your taste buds. Whether you prefer a classic cheesecake filling atop a buttery graham cracker crust or an innovative twist with a streusel topping, our comprehensive guide has something to satisfy every palate.
Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!
CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS
"I came across this recipe several years ago, and it's become a family favorite," shares Rhonda Lund of Laramie, Wyoming. A crumbly oat topping and crust sandwich the smooth cream cheese and sweet-tart cranberry fillings.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, oats, brown sugar and butter; mix until crumbly. Press 2-1/2 cups of the crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the milk, egg whites, vanilla and remaining flour. Spoon over prepared crust. In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce and cornstarch. Spoon over cream cheese mixture. , Sprinkle with the remaining crumb mixture. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until the center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 142 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 67mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
CRANBERRY-ORANGE CHEESECAKE BARS
These cranberry-orange cheesecake bars are a favorite around the holidays or any time of the year!
Provided by shauna
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Orange Dessert Recipes
Time 5h55m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine butter and brown sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir in flour and walnuts until crumbly. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch square baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
- Meanwhile, combine cream cheese and white sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add cranberries, orange juice, eggs, orange zest, and vanilla extract, mix until well combined. Spread cream cheese filling onto cooled crust.
- Bake until surface of cheesecake is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack, and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature, about 1 hour. Refrigerate until completely chilled, 4 hours to overnight.
- Cut into 12 bars and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 368.9 calories, Carbohydrate 33.2 g, Cholesterol 88.7 mg, Fat 24.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 13.6 g, Sodium 177.4 mg, Sugar 21.7 g
CHEESECAKE CRANBERRY BARS
I like to serve these wonderful bars as one of the desserts for Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone always goes back for seconds!-Kris Lehman
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 2-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats and brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup for the topping. Stir in chips to the remaining mixture. With floured fingers, press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until light. Add the milk, lemon juice and vanilla; beat until smooth. Pour over the crust. Combine the cornstarch and cranberry sauce until blended. Spoon over the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with the reserved crust mixture., Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool for 1 hour on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate.
Nutrition Facts :
EASY CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS
I've been making these bars since I was a kid. I used to bake and sell cookies and cakes for Thanksgiving and Christmas every year from about 9 years old until I was well into my teens. Everyone loved these.
Provided by graniteangel
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 1h10m
Yield 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Combine cake mix, butter, 1 egg and pecans. Mix until smooth. It will look like cookie dough.
- Line a 12x8 glass dish with dough.
- Bake for 7 minutes or until crust is set, but not browned.
- Cream the cream cheese with the powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 egg.
- In separate mixing bowl combine cranberry sauce with nutmeg.
- Pour cream cheese mixture over top of crust, making sure to spread evenly.
- Spoon cranberry sauce into three horizontal lines. Run a butter knife through cranberry sauce into cream cheese mixture to create swirls.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until cream cheese mixture is set.
- Cool completely and cut into bars.
CRANBERRY EGGNOG CHEESECAKE BARS
My family loves everything cheesecake. These bars combine tart cranberries and rich cream cheese, and taste even better when chilled overnight! -Carmell Childs, Ferron, Utah
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h10m
Yield 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with parchment, letting ends extend up sides; grease paper., In a large bowl, combine cake mix and oats; stir in melted butter. Reserve 1-1/3 cups crumb mixture for topping; press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and nutmeg until smooth. Gradually beat in eggnog and flour. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour over crust., In a small bowl, mix cranberry sauce and cornstarch until blended; spoon over cheesecake layer. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake 50-55 minutes or until edges are brown and center is almost set., Cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Lifting with parchment, remove cheesecake from pan. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 282 calories, Fat 15g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 62mg cholesterol, Sodium 254mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS
Here's a yummy holiday bar from my mother's recipe collection that my family and friends just love! The delicious butter crust makes it special. It goes very nicely on a Thanksgiving dessert buffet table (if you have room for dessert)!
Provided by VALARIE34
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cranberry Dessert Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat cake mix, butter, and 1 egg together in a bowl using an electric mixer on low speed until mixture is crumbly; stir in pecans. Press mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crust is set, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, 1 egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Stir cranberry sauce and nutmeg together in a separate bowl. Carefully spread cream cheese mixture onto crust. Spoon cranberry sauce mixture in 3 rows lengthwise over cream cheese mixture. Pull a knife through cranberry sauce mixture into cream cheese mixture to form swirls.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cream cheese mixture is set, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 294.1 calories, Carbohydrate 39 g, Cholesterol 52.5 mg, Fat 14.7 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 297.1 mg, Sugar 24.4 g
CRANBERRY ALMOND SWIRL CHEESECAKE COOKIE BARS
Delicious cheesecake cookie bars with a hint of almond flavoring, swirled with simple homemade cranberry sauce and topped with sliced almonds. Easy to make and perfect for any event!
Provided by nbella17
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes
Time 9h37m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and lightly grease with cooking spray.
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and 2 tablespoons sugar in a bowl. Mix until butter evenly coats the crumbs. Transfer to the baking dish and flatten into an even layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Leave oven on; remove crust and let cool.
- Place cranberries, water, and 1/4 cup sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil. Cook until cranberries have burst and mixture is thick, about 7 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes. Pour sauce into a blender or food processor and puree until smooth, adding more water to thin, if necessary.
- Combine remaining sugar and cream cheese in a bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until smooth, scraping down sides of the bowl every 90 seconds, about 4 minutes total. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add milk, lemon juice, and almond extract; mix batter on medium-low until combined.
- Spread batter evenly over the cooled crust. Drop spoonfuls of cranberry sauce on top and use a knife to swirl it through the batter. Toss almonds evenly over the cheesecake.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set, 27 to 33 minutes. Let cool, at least 30 minutes. Refrigerate until set, 8 hours to overnight. Cut into bars the next day.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.8 calories, Carbohydrate 20.1 g, Cholesterol 69.7 mg, Fat 18.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 190.3 mg, Sugar 14.4 g
CHEESECAKE CRANBERRY BARS
Make and share this Cheesecake Cranberry Bars recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 1/2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, oats, and brown sugar.
- Using a pastry blender, cut int the butter until mixture is crumbly.
- Gently stir in white chocolate morsels.
- Set aside 2 1/2 cups of the crumb-morsel topping.
- Flour your hands and press remaining mixture into a greased 13x9 inch baking pan.
- In another mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until it is creamy.
- Add in the sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla; stir until smooth and well combined.
- Pour mixture over crust.
- In another bowl, mix together the cranberry sauce and cornstarch.
- Spoon mixture over the cream cheese layer.
- Sprinkle evenly with reserved crumb mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until center is set.
- Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
- Cover and keep in the refrigerator until serving time.
- Cut into bars and serve.
EASY CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS
I found this recipe about 25 yrars ago in one of those holiday cookbooks at the checkout counter. I'm not sure which one because I have misplaced it. The orange zest is my own addition. I hope you enjoy these as much as we do. They are quick, easy, delicious and impressive enough for company. The cranberry swirled with the white...
Provided by Dee Stillwell
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9"x13" pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- 2. In mixer bowl blend together first four ingredients and mix until crumbly. Pat mixture into bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 6-8 minutes until crust is set but not browned.
- 3. In bowl mix together creamed cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, egg and 1 teaspoon of the orange zest. Pour carefully over crust. Smooth evenly.
- 4. In small bowl mix together cranberry sauce, nutmeg, and remaining orange zest. Spoon over creamed cheese layer in 3 rows. Draw knife thru back and forth to swirl cranberry into cheese cake layer.
- 5. Bake for 30-40 minutes until creamed cheese mixture is set. Cool in pan and cut into 36 bars. Enjoy!
PREMIER CHEESECAKE CRANBERRY BARS
Found this on the back of a package of Nestle's White Chocolate chips. Sometimes you find recipes when you least expect it. Luckily for me it's a keeper. This is definitely one to try. Enjoy!
Provided by Anna Sciancalepore Antoniello
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar. Cut in butter. Stir in chocolate chips. Reserve 2 1/2 cups of mixture.
- 3. Press remaining mixture into a 9 X 13 inch greased pan; set aside.
- 4. Beat cream cheese until creamy add sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla; mix until smooth.
- 5. Pour over crust. Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch and spoon over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture over cranberries.
- 6. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover and refrigerate until serving time. Cut into squares.
- 7. Can be made a day ahead.
CRANBERRY STREUSEL CHEESECAKE BARS
Delicious, easy to make, Cranberry Streusel Cheesecake Bars are a great addition to any holiday get together.
Provided by Michele Feuerborn
Categories Other Desserts
Time 8h15m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. For full instructions, visit Flavor Mosaic at http://www.flavormosaic.com/cranberry-streusel-cheesecake-bars/.
CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS
I FOUND THIS RECIPE ON-LINE A WHILE BACK...IT'S A YUMMY TREAT...AND IF YOU LIKE CHEESECAKE, I JUST KNOW YOU'LL LOVE IT.. THIS RECIPE IS ONE SIMILAR TO ONE OF MY MOM'S LOST RECIPES.. I GOT THIS OUT TO POST, AND THE FIRST PERSON I THOUGHT OF WAS CAROL JUNKINS, AND HER LOVE OF CRANBERRIES... DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS...
Provided by Loretta Jasper
Categories Other Snacks
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES... LINE A 9X13" BAKING PAN WITH NON-STICK FOIL...
- 2. COMBINE FLOUR, ROLLED OATS, 3/4 CUP BROWN SUGAR,AND BUTTER WITH A PASTRY BLENDER, MIXING UNTIL CRUMBLY.... REMOVE 1 1/2 CUPS OF MIXTURE AND SET ASIDE FOR LATER USE...PRESS REMAINING MIXTURE INTO BOTTOM OF THE PREPARED BAKING PAN... BAKE UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWNED, ABOUT 15 MINUTES...
- 3. IN A MEDIUM BOWL, BEAT CREAM CHEESE UNTIL SMOOTH... ADD SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK AND LEMON JUICE, WHIPPING UNTIL COMPLETELY COMBINED... POUR EVENLY OVER WARM BOTTOM LAYER CRUST...
- 4. SCOOP WHOLE BERRY CRANBERRY SAUCE INTO A BOWL, STIRRING GENTLY WITH A FORK TO BREAK UP THE JELLY... ADD 1 TABLESPOON BROWN SUGAR AND CORNSTARCH...MIX UNTIL COMBINED... DROP CRANBERRY MIXTURE BY SPOONFULS OVER THE CREAM CHEESE LAYER.. GENTLY SMOOTH WITH THE BACK OF A SPOON TO COVER... SPRINKLE TOP WITH RESERVED CRUMB MIXTURE...
- 5. BAKE 45 MINUTES @350 DEGREES UNTIL TOP IS GOLDEN BROWN... COOL BAR COOKIES COMPLETELY BEFORE CUTTING...AND REFRIGERATE BEFORE SERVING...
Tips:
- Use fresh cranberries for the best flavor. Frozen cranberries can also be used, but they should be thawed and drained before using.
- If you don't have a food processor, you can use a blender or a pastry blender to combine the ingredients for the crust.
- Be sure to press the crust firmly into the bottom of the pan, so that it forms a solid base for the cheesecake.
- Bake the cheesecake bars until the center is set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cheesecake bars cool completely before cutting and serving. This will help them to hold their shape.
Conclusion:
Cranberry cheesecake bars are a delicious and festive dessert that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be tailored to your own preferences. With a few simple tips, you can make sure that your cranberry cheesecake bars turn out perfect every time.
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