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Cheesecake Bars and Brownies Even More Delicious Than Traditional Cheesecake

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Rich, creamy, and delicious, these pretty cheesecake bars are hard to resist. Of course, brownie cheesecake bars also get their moment in the spotlight (and they're just as tasty). With plenty of mouthwatering flavors to choose from, you'll definitely find the perfect cheesecake bars recipe for your next party or get-together.

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Marbled Pumpkin-Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars

Marbled Pumpkin-Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars
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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!

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Limoncello Cheesecake Bars

Limoncello Cheesecake Bars
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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.

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Creme Brûlée Cheesecake Bars

Creme Brulee Cheesecake Bars
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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).

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Maple Cheesecake with Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream

Maple Cheesecake with Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
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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

Maple-Bourbon Cheesecake Bars
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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.

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Gingersnap Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Gingersnap Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
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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

Raspberry Bars
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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.

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Gianduja-Cheesecake Brownies

Gianduja-Cheesecake Brownies
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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.

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Chocolate-Raspberry Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate-Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
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If you'd never pass up a taste of raspberry cheesecake, then these bars were made for you. They're just as tasty as any traditional cheesecake but made even better with a chocolate cookie crust. If you want to drizzle a little bit of sauce on top, melted raspberry jam adds just the right amount of sweetness.

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Swirls-of-Peppermint Cheesecake Bars

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These swirly peppermint cheesecake bars are going to make a great addition to your usual Christmas cookie spread this holiday season. Creating this gorgeous dessert is as easy as dividing your batter in half, adding red food coloring and peppermint extract to one part, then swirling the two parts together in the pan before baking. Voilà! Easy cheesecake bars that are as pretty as they are tasty.

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Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
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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.

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Tangerine Cheesecake Bars

Tangerine Cheesecake Bars
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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.

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Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars

Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars
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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.

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Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars

Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
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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

Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
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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.

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Coconut-Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

Coconut-Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
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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.

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Key Lime Cheesecake Bars

Key Lime Cheesecake Bars
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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.

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Pumpkin-Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Pumpkin-Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
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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.

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    1 of 18 Marbled Pumpkin-Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars
    2 of 18 Limoncello Cheesecake Bars
    3 of 18 Creme Brûlée Cheesecake Bars
    4 of 18 Maple Cheesecake with Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
    5 of 18 Maple-Bourbon Cheesecake Bars
    6 of 18 Gingersnap Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
    7 of 18 Raspberry Bars
    8 of 18 Gianduja-Cheesecake Brownies
    9 of 18 Chocolate-Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
    10 of 18 Swirls-of-Peppermint Cheesecake Bars
    11 of 18 Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
    12 of 18 Tangerine Cheesecake Bars
    13 of 18 Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars
    14 of 18 Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
    15 of 18 Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
    16 of 18 Coconut-Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
    17 of 18 Key Lime Cheesecake Bars
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