Cherry Almond Cheesecake Bars
Cherry Almond Cheesecake Bars have a buttery graham cracker crust, a creamy almond-flavored cheesecake filling, a layer of cherry pie filling, and a golden crumble topping! Heavenly.If you love these cheesecake bars, you will also want to try my Strawberry Cheesecake Bars! They have the same creamy cheesecake goodness with a sweet strawberry twist.Want to save this recipe?Just enter your email and get it sent to your inbox! Plus you’ll get new recipes from us every week!Email *Save Recipe Ingredients & Substitutions Crust: I love a classic graham cracker crust with cheesecake, and it works perfectly with these bars.
If you don’t want to make your own, a store-bought crust will work, too.(But it might not be as thick.) If you want something different (and just as delicious), try a shortbread crust, vanilla wafer, or pretzel crust.Make sure each crumb is coated in the melted butter so the crust doesn’t fall apart! Cream Cheese: Ensure the cream cheese is at room temperature before making the cheesecake filling.
(This will prevent it from having lumps.) Mix it with eggs, granulated sugar, almond extract, and kosher salt.Almond Extract: I used almond extract in the cheesecake filling because it is a classic pairing with cherries.If you don’t like almond flavor, you can definitely use vanilla extract instead.
It will give the bars a smooth, warm, delicious flavor! Cherry Pie Filling: For the most flavorful pie filling (better than store-bought
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