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Crème Brûlée Cheesecake Bars

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Gourmet has never been easier than these luscious Crème Brûlée Cheesecake Bars! This tasty treat simplifies everyone’s favorite French dessert without sacrificing delicious flavor.

creme brulee cheesecake bars with raspberries and whipped cream

Ahh, crème brûlée! We all know someone with a brûlée obsession. In fact, you might BE that someone! Why does it have to be so much effort to make from home?

I’ve got you covered with these incredibly easy bars! This rich and silky cheesecake is the perfect vessel to satisfy your crème brûlée cravings. Plus, using a kitchen torch to create perfectly bubbly caramelized sugar has to be one of the most satisfying things!

process of making creme brulee cheesecake bars

What Is Crème Brûlée?

Crème Brûlée translates literally to “burnt cream”! This refers to the velvety custard topped with crunchy caramelized sugar. This recipe has been around for hundreds of years, and is still a crowd favorite to this day for a good reason.

Traditionally, crème brûlée is made by pouring the custard into individual dishes, and baking in a water bath. After baking it’s set in the fridge to cool completely. Sugar is sprinkled generously over the custard and caramelized with a torch right before serving to give it optimal crunchiness. Can you say YUM?!

process of making creme brulee cheesecake bars

How to Make Crème Brûlée Cheesecake Bars

Step one: Make the crust
The crust couldn’t get any easier for this recipe! Throw the graham crackers, pecans, and butter into your food processor and pulse until a nice and even texture forms. You might need to run a spatula around the edges a couple times to make sure all the big pieces get mixed in. Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper, and dump out the contents of your food processor right into the pan. Use a spatula to spread the crust evenly. I used the bottom of a one cup measure to compact the crust and make it even.

Step two: Make the cheesecake batter
I used a very simple cheesecake recipe. This one is my go-to for making cheesecake bars! Using a hand mixer, mix the softened cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt, and continue to mix until the batter is well combined and smooth.

Step three: Bake the cheesecake
Pour the cheesecake batter over the prepared crust and bake for 45 minutes at 350F, or until the top of the cheesecake has browned slightly. Set the cheesecake aside until it fully cools down. You can even leave it in the fridge overnight to make sure it’s firm and easy to slice.

Step four: Assemble the Crème Brûlée Cheesecake Bars
Carefully lift the cheesecake out of the pan and slice it into your desired size bars. We cut it 4 x 6, making 24 bars. Top the bars generously with granulated sugar. Using a kitchen torch, carefully torch the sugar until it becomes brown and bubbles. If you’d like to dress your bars up like ours, you can top each one with a dollop of whipped cream, a raspberry, and a small mint leaf.

overhead shot of creme brulee cheesecake bars topped with whipped cream and raspberries

Make Ahead

You can do everything except for assembly to make these delicious bars ahead to save you time the day of a potluck, having guests over, an event, etc. Sprinkle the sugar, torch, and garnish right before serving these bars. The sugar will absorb moisture and lose its crunch if done too far in advance.

Want to get creative? Feel free to garnish your bars with your favorite fruits, a curl of chocolate, whatever floats your boat!

How to Store Crème Brûlée Cheesecake Bars

Keep these bars in an airtight container. They can last in the fridge for 5-6 days, or in the freezer for 6-8 months. You will need to let these thaw slowly at room temperature if you choose the freezer.

creme brulee cheesecake bars topped with whipped cream and raspberries

Now, who would like to try a piece?

two creme brulee cheesecake bars stacked on each other topped with whipped cream and a raspberry

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Crème Brûlée Cheesecake Bars

Prep 20 minutes minutes
Cook 45 minutes minutes
Total 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
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Gourmet has never been easier than these luscious Crème Brûlée Cheesecake Bars! This tasty treat simplifies everyone’s favorite French dessert without sacrificing delicious flavor.
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Ingredients

Crust

  • 5 ounce graham crackers
  • 1 cup pecans
  • ¼ cup butter (unsalted, melted)

Cheesecake

  • 24 ounce cream cheese (3 packages, softened)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar (granulated)
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

To Assemble

  • ½ cup sugar (granulated)
  • whipped cream (for garnish, optional)
  • raspberries (for garnish, optional)
  • mint leaves (for garnish, optional)

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Instructions 

  • Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees. Spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with cooking spray then line it with parchment paper, but with the parchment paper hanging off the sides to make it easy to lift out bars.

Crust

  • Add all the crust ingredients to a food processor and pulse a few times until mixture resembled a dry coarse meal. 
  • Transfer the crumb mixture to the prepared baking dish and press it down evenly into the bottom. Set aside.

Cheesecake

  • Using a hand mixer, mix the softened cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, sugar, sour cream, vanilla and salt, and continue to mix until the batter is well combined and smooth.
  • Pour the cheesecake batter over the prepared crust and bake for 45 minutes or until the top of the cheesecake has browned slightly. Set the cheesecake aside until it fully cools down. You can even leave it in the fridge overnight to make sure it’s firm and easy to slice.

To Assemble

  • Carefully lift the cheesecake out of the pan and slice it into your desired size bars. We cut it 4 x 6, making 24 bars. Top the bars generously with granulated sugar. Using a kitchen torch, carefully torch the sugar until it becomes brown and bubbles. If you’d like to dress your bars up like ours, you can top each one with a dollop of whipped cream, a raspberry, and a small mint leaf.

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Notes

  1. MAKE AHEAD: You can do everything except for assembly to make these delicious bars ahead to save you time the day of a potluck, having guests over, an event, etc. Sprinkle the sugar, torch, and garnish right before serving these bars. The sugar will absorb moisture and lose its crunch if done too far in advance. Want to get creative? Feel free to garnish your bars with your favorite fruits, a curl of chocolate, whatever floats your boat!
  2. Storage: Keep these bars in an airtight container. They can last in the fridge for 5-6 days, or in the freezer for 6-8 months. You will need to let these thaw slowly at room temperature if you choose the freezer.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 193kcal (10%)Carbohydrates: 20g (7%)Protein: 3g (6%)Fat: 11g (17%)Saturated Fat: 4g (25%)Cholesterol: 43mg (14%)Sodium: 196mg (9%)Potassium: 111mg (3%)Sugar: 15g (17%)Vitamin A: 275IU (6%)Vitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 58mg (6%)Iron: 0.5mg (3%)
© Author Joanna Cismaru

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.

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Abby
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Posted: 3 years ago

Could you use a different nut or no nuts at all in the crust?

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Nicole Beaulieu
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Yes any nut you like! You can keep it at just a graham cracker crust as well.

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If you don’t use any nuts for the crust, would you still use the same amount of graham crackers or would you add more to compensate for the nuts.

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I would add the same amount in volume.

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