Best Berry Ganache Cheesecake Bars Recipes

TRIPLE BERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• To make the topping, add of the topping ingredients except for the cornstarch to a saucepan and bring it to a boil then reduce the heat to low medium.
• Let it cook and reduce for 10 minutes or until the mixture has reduced by 1/3 and the berries have broken down significantly. (You may need to use a potato masher to cut down any large lumps.)
• Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the cornstarch then let it cool completely.
• While the fruit is cooking, mix the crust ingredients together in a bowl, press it into a 9x13 baking pan and bake for 10 minutes.
• While it's baking, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth then add the sour cream and vanilla and beat again until smooth.
• Gradually beat in one egg at a time then add the flour and baking powder and stir just until combined.
• Pour it onto the crust then dollop the fruit topping around the top of the cream cheese then use a chopstick or toothpick to swirl through the berry mixture.
• Place the pan into a larger pan and pour water into the larger pan halfway up the cheesecake pan. (Be careful not to pour any water onto the cheesecake.)
• Bake for 60-70 minutes or until the center is fairly set and only jiggles slightly.
• Let the cheesecake cool for 2 hours then chill in the fridge for 3-4 hours before slicing and serving.

BERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 13x9-inch baking pan with no-stick spray.
• MIX together graham cracker crumbs and margarine with a fork until evenly moistened. Press evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
• BEAT cream cheese until smooth using an electric mixer. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk. Add eggs, lemon juice, vanilla and flour. Mix well. Pour over graham cracker crust.
• STIR jam until smooth. Drop by small spoonfuls over surface of filling. With a knife, swirl jam gently through filling to create marble effect.
• BAKE 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool to room temperature. Chill.

RASPBERRY LINZER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and lemon zest. In another bowl, mix flour, ground almonds and cinnamon; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Press 2 cups dough onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Spread with preserves to within 1/2 in. of edges. Crumble remaining dough over preserves., Bake until lightly browned, 35-40 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Cut into bars.