Carrot Cake Cheesecake Bars

Name: Carrot Cake Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter melted; 3/4 cups light brown sugar; 1 egg room temperature; 1 tbsp vanilla; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 cup shredded carrots; 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature; 1/4 cup white sugar; 1 egg yolk room temperature; 1 tbsp flour; 1 tsp vanilla

9 steps

Prep:20minCook:40min

These scrumptious carrot cake cheesecake bars are decadent carrot bars with hints of cinnamon throughout. They have a rich cream cheese swirl, making it the perfect treat for Easter or spring parties!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:36:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories216 kcal (11%)

Total Fat11.5 g (16%)

Carbs25.7 g (10%)

Sugars16.2 g (18%)

Protein2.6 g (5%)

Sodium105 mg (5%)

Fiber0.7 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

For the carrot cake

½ cupbutter

melted

¾ cupslight brown sugar

1egg

room temperature

1 Tbspvanilla

1 cupall purpose flour

1 ½ tspcinnamon

¼ tspbaking powder

¼ tspsalt

1 cupshredded carrots

For the cream cheese swirl

4 ouncescream cheese

1 Tbspflour

1 tspvanilla

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350℉/180℃. Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with parchment paper for easy removal. Set aside.

Step 2

In a medium sized bowl, add the melted butter and brown sugar and whisk to combine.

butter½ cup

light brown sugar¾ cups

Step 3

Add in the egg and vanilla and continue whisking.

egg1

vanilla1 Tbsp

Step 4

Add in the flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt and using a spatula, fold it in again until no dry streaks appear. Toss in the shredded carrots and fold in just a few times (don't overmix!)

all purpose flour1 cup

cinnamon1 ½ tsp

baking powder¼ tsp

salt¼ tsp

shredded carrots1 cup

Step 5

In another medium sized bowl, add in the cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, flour, and vanilla. Using a handheld electric mixer, mix on medium speed until smooth and creamy.

Step 6

Spread about half of the carrot cake batter into the bottom of the pan with a spatula.

Step 7

Drop spoonful’s of the cheesecake batter over the carrot cake batter. Then drop the remaining carrot cake batter around the cheesecake batter. Take a knife and swirl around until the two are swirled together.

Step 8

Bake the bars for 35-40 minutes. The edges will be set, while the middle remains jiggly. The bars will continue to bake as they cool and set.

Step 9