Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars Recipe
If you love cheesecake and pecan pie, you're in luck. This Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars Recipe blends the two into one dessert.
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup melted butter
For the Cheesecake Layer:
- 16 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Pecan Pie Topping:
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
- Line the baking pan with parchment paper.
- Combine crust ingredients in a bowl.
- Press crust mixture into the prepared pan.
- Bake crust for 10 minutes and cool.
- Mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix until blended.
- Pour cheesecake layer over cooled crust.
- Bake for 25 minutes until slightly set.
- While baking, make the pecan topping.
- In saucepan, mix syrup, sugar, eggs, vanilla, butter.
- Heat on medium, stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
- Stir in chopped pecans and remove from heat.
- Pour topping over baked cheesecake layer.
- Bake again for 25 minutes until golden and set.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares.
Notes
- Use parchment for easy bar removal.
- Always cool before slicing clean bars.
- Use room-temperature cream cheese for smoothness.
- Toast pecans for extra depth of flavor.
- Don’t overbake the cheesecake layer.