Description
Strawberry Cheesecake Bars feature a buttery biscuit crust, a creamy baked cheesecake layer, sweet strawberry topping, and a golden crumble. This make-ahead dessert offers the perfect balance of fruity, creamy, and crunchy textures in every chilled bite.
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 160g biscuits or graham crackers, crushed
- 80g salted butter, melted
- Cheesecake Layer:
- 500g cream cheese, room temperature
- 140g granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 7g cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 80ml heavy cream
- Strawberry Topping:
- 300g strawberries, chopped
- 50g granulated sugar
- Crumble Topping:
- 100g all-purpose flour
- 65g light brown sugar
- 65g unsalted butter, room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and line an 8×8 inch baking pan with parchment, leaving overhang.
- Combine crushed biscuits and melted butter. Press evenly into the pan. Chill while preparing filling.
- For the strawberry topping: Cook half the strawberries with sugar over medium heat until syrupy. Cool and stir in remaining strawberries.
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and mix until combined.
- Mix in vanilla, then beat in eggs one at a time.
- Sift in cornstarch and add salt. Gently fold to combine.
- Add heavy cream and mix until thick and smooth.
- Pour cheesecake batter over the crust and bake for 35–40 minutes, until center is slightly wobbly but mostly set.
- While baking, prepare the crumble: Mix flour and brown sugar, then rub in butter until clumps form.
- Remove cheesecake from oven. Spoon cooled strawberry topping over the surface, then sprinkle with crumble.
- Return to oven for 20 minutes, or until crumble is golden brown.
- Cool for 10–15 minutes at room temperature, then chill for at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Lift from pan and slice into bars. Serve chilled.
Notes
- Use room-temperature ingredients to avoid lumps in the cheesecake layer.
- Chill overnight for best texture and clean slicing.
- Substitute cornstarch with all-purpose flour if needed.
- Swap strawberries for raspberries, blueberries, or peaches.
- Bars freeze well for up to 2 months—thaw overnight in the fridge before serving.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
