{"id":6160,"date":"2026-06-25T11:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T11:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6160"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T11:43:04","slug":"cherry-cheesecake-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/cherry-cheesecake-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Cheesecake Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cherry Cheesecake Bars<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4>For the crust<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup <strong>graham cracker crumbs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons <strong>granulated sugar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons <strong>unsalted butter<\/strong>, melted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For the cheesecake filling<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>16 oz (450 g) <strong>cream cheese<\/strong>, softened<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup <strong>granulated sugar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2 <strong>large eggs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon <strong>vanilla extract<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup <strong>sour cream<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For the cherry topping<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 can (about 21 oz \/ 595 g) <strong>cherry pie filling<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat the oven<\/strong> to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Grease or line an <strong>8&#215;8-inch baking pan<\/strong> with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the crust:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until evenly combined. Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake the crust<\/strong> for <strong>8\u201310 minutes<\/strong>, then remove it from the oven and let it cool slightly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the cheesecake filling:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract and sour cream until fully combined.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the bars:<\/strong><br \/>\nPour the cheesecake mixture over the baked crust and spread it evenly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong> for <strong>30\u201335 minutes<\/strong>, or until the center is set and only slightly jiggly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cool completely<\/strong> at room temperature, then refrigerate for at least <strong>3\u20134 hours<\/strong> (or overnight) until fully chilled.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the topping:<\/strong><br \/>\nSpread the cherry pie filling evenly over the chilled cheesecake layer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slice and serve:<\/strong><br \/>\nLift the bars out of the pan, cut into squares, and serve cold.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Optional Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For cleaner slices, wipe the knife between cuts.<\/li>\n<li>You can use <strong>homemade cherry topping<\/strong> instead of canned pie filling if you prefer.<\/li>\n<li>Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to <strong>4 days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cherry Cheesecake Bars Ingredients For the crust 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 4 tablespoons unsalted butter,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6162,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6160\/revisions\/6162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}