Get the Recipe: Carrot Cake Cheesecake Bars
With rich cheesecake and a perfectly spiced carrot cake base, carrot cake cheesecake bars are the best of both worlds!
Ingredients
Carrot Cake Bars
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 cup (200 g) packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded carrots
Cheesecake Swirl
- 1 cup (8 oz or 225 g) block-style cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Bars
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, vigorously whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar. Stir in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir until completely combined. Fold in the shredded carrots. Set aside.
Cheesecake
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (or using a hand mixer), beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add the egg yolk and vanilla. Mix until combined.
Assemble
- Pour half the cake batter in prepared baking pan. Spread into an even layer.
- Using a spoon, drop dollops of the cheesecake mixture onto the batter in the pan. Gently spread into an even layer (it doesn’t have to be perfect).
- Drop spoonfuls of the remaining batter on top. Use a knife to swirl the batter into the cream cheese layer.
- Bake at 350℉ for 35 to 40 minutes or until the edges are set and the center barely jiggles when gently shaken.
- Cool completely to room temperature. Chill the bars in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before cutting and serving.
Notes
Carrots: Shred them yourself on the small holes of the box grater, don’t use pre-shredded because they are too dry.
Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Serving: 1bar, Calories: 172kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 37mg, Sodium: 188mg, Potassium: 103mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 18g, Vitamin A: 1551IU, Vitamin C: 0.5mg, Calcium: 71mg, Iron: 1mg