# Strawberry Cheesecake Snack Bars

A homemade version of the discontinued Philadelphia Strawberry Cheesecake Snack Bars, for a nostalgic treat.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- 0.66 cup sugar
- 0.25 cup sour cream, room temp
- 2 eggs, room temp
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tbsp APF
- 16 oz strawberries, diced
- 0.33 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp water
- 0.5 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp cornstarch

## Instructions

1. Crush graham crackers in a food processor.
2. In a bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter and sugar.
3. Press the mixture into a lined 9x9 pan.
4. In a bowl, combine softened cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, and vanilla.
5. Mix in the eggs, flour, and heavy cream.
6. Pour the cheesecake filling over the crust in the pan.
7. Bake at 350 for 38 minutes.
8. Dice fresh strawberries and combine them with sugar, water, lemon juice, and cornstarch in a saucepan.
9. Cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes until the mixture thickens.
10. Put the strawberry mixture in a heat-proof container and refrigerate to chill.
11. Let the bars cool down for three hours then throw them in the fridge for two hours before slicing
12. Slice the cooled cheesecake bars and create guidelines to show where filling needed to be removed from.
13. Remove cheesecake from the bars to create space for strawberry filling.
14. Fill the bars with strawberry filling using a piping bag.
15. Drizzle white chocolate over the bars using a piping bag.
16. Place in freezer for 15 minutes.

## Equipment

- food processor
- 9x9 pan
- mixer
- saucepan
- piping bag

## Tips

- Mix the cheesecake filling until no lumps remain, but do not overmix.
- Bake at 350 until the outside edges begin to brown and the inside no longer jiggles.
- Place bars in the freezer for 15 minutes so the white chocolate would harden.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjuNrtVx/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dc091384-5063-4d4f-ad98-a35c1f6942bc
- Extracted: 2025-05-21

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