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This is the slowest week ever. I’ve literally been sitting at work staring at the clock and it always is 1 hour behind what I think it is. Worst.feeling.ever. I also hate staring at the clock thinking it’s 3pm and in reality, it’s only like 1:30pm. I swear it happens to me every time.
I don’t even have much to say because I just want this week to be over and for the weekend to come. One of my best friends is getting married this weekend and I’ll be in the wedding so I get to get all purty’d up with the rest of the bridal party. Our bridesmaids dresses are adorable too. They have POCKETS! That’s seriously the best trend right now.
Will you look at these amazing cheesecake bars, though? No, those black specks on your screen isn’t dust, it’s VANILLA BEANS. Amazing. I love vanilla beans and their tiny bean pods. They’re so pretty and tasty!
I loved every square inch of these. They were rich and decadent but I loved the cheesecake layer and how smooth it was. The Biscoff – YES I SAID BISCOFF – crumb layer rounded out these cheesecake bars. It was just that magic touch to make these cheesecake bars even more sinful than they already are. The chocolate ganache atop these was the perfect choice to finish this off as well.
My friends and coworkers raved about these, and Jason couldn’t stop eating them. Definitely a winner here :)
Cheesecake Bars with Chocolate Ganache
Equipment
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 ½ cups (355 g) crushed Biscoff cookies, about 27 cookies
- 3 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
- 6 tablespoon (84 g) unsalted butter, melted
For the cheesecake:
- 24 ounces (680 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup (230 g) sour cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
For the chocolate ganache:
- 1 cup (236 ml) heavy whipping cream
- 4 tablespoon (56 g) butter
- 1 cup (180 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup (30 g) confectioners sugar
Instructions
- To make the the crust, mix the sugar and cookies together then pour the melted butter on top and stir until combined. Press crumb mixture into a 9×13″ pan.1 1/2 cups (355 g) crushed Biscoff cookies, 3 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar, 6 tablespoon (84 g) unsalted butter
- Preheat oven to 325 °F (163 °C). Cream together cream cheese, sugar, and flour until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add sour cream and vanilla bean paste until just combined.24 ounces (680 g) cream cheese, 1 cup (200 g) sugar, 2 tablespoon flour, 3 eggs, 1 cup (230 g) sour cream, 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
- Pour on top of the prepared crust and bake for 45 minutes. Once done, cool completely.
- In the meantime, prepare the ganache by heating the cream and butter in a small saucepan until just boiling. Remove from heat and pour over chocolate in a heat-safe bowl. Stir until melted and combined.1 cup (236 ml) heavy whipping cream, 4 tablespoon (56 g) butter, 1 cup (180 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Add the confectioners sugar and whisk until combined and smooth.1/4 cup (30 g) confectioners sugar
- Pour over cooled cheesecake and chill overnight.
- Allow bars to come to room temperature then cut into bars and serve.
holy lord i want to swim in that chocolate ganache! chocolate and cheesecake just go hand in hand, without a doubt! GORGEOUS picture Julie! I think I just drooled on my cardigan!
swoon! You have me at cheesecake, but ganache!? even better.
Would it be strange to say these look totally sexy? Ohhh my!
That ganache has my name all over it!
This was a delicious breakfast, and the first time I’ve ever been excited over a cheesecake crust. You’re taking baking to a whole new, tasty level.
Hope the weekend will come very very fast for you :) and have fun on the wedding!
I’m dyyyying over here! I need these bars immediately, they look so delicious!
Also loving that your BM dress has pockets! So fun!
Haha! finding pockets in your dress is the best. I had a dress for a month before I realized it had pockets, and I freaked out, you’d have though I’d found gold rather than just empty pockets!
AND These bars look amazing. Put some in your pockets to snack on at the wedding ;)
These are soooo pretty. I love ganache. And vanilla beans = one of THE best smells in the world. And these totally help keep my mind off of how slow this week is going!
I hate having slow weeks! This week is flying by for me, but it’s probably just because I am moving next week and have so much to do!
These bars look heavenly! Biscoff cookie crust?! Hellz yeah!