Cherry Cheesecake Bars

Cherry Cheesecake Bars, silky cheesecake on an addictive Oreo crust, topped with cherries! These cheesecake bars are simple to make, but a total crowd-pleasing dessert.

Cherry Cheesecake is one of my husband’s favorite desserts. I say that a lot, but every time it’s true! I love to make him happy so I turned his favorite dessert into bars!

Why didn’t I just make a regular cheesecake and top it with cherries? Well, one, I didn’t want a humungous cheesecake in the fridge. It is just the three of us so there’s a good chance all of it wouldn’t get eaten.

And Cheesecake Bars are an absolutely delicious dessert and they take much less time and effort than if you were to make a regular cheesecake. 

So you will see that I have a lot of Cheesecake Bars on my site here, it’s pretty much because we are addicted to them and you can make so many different flavors.

I love playing around with flavors, now this is just your basic Cherry Cheesecake Bar Recipe, but with an Oreo crust instead of a graham cracker crust, we love Oreo’s so I wanted to do that instead.

It really is the perfect pairing, you get chocolate, vanilla creamy cheesecake, and cherries all in one. You really can’t go wrong with that combination at all.

Some of our other favorite cheesecake bar recipes we have on our site include Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Bars, Strawberry Cheesecake Bars and Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

• With less bake and chill time than a normal cheesecake, you will have these quicker.
• You can choose to top with whatever pie filling you’d like.
• The chocolate, cherry and cheesecake gives the best flavor profile.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):

HOW TO MAKE CHERRY CHEESECAKE BARS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper, set aside. 
2. In a food processor, add the Oreos. Pulse into crumbs. Add the butter and mix to combine. 
3. Press crust into the bottom of the baking dish and set aside.
4. Wipe out the food processor, add the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, and egg. Mix until smooth. 
5. Pour over the crust and smooth out with a spatula. Bake for 36 minutes until the cheesecake is set but still will be very slightly jiggly just in the center.
6. Let cool on the counter for about 10 minutes, cover with plastic wrap, and place in the fridge for at least 3 hours to set. 
7. Cut into bars and serve with cherry topping.

Just like regular cheesecake, Cheesecake Bars will be very slightly jiggly right in the center. If it is loose or jiggles back and forth a lot they are not done. If it doesn’t jiggle at all or is cracked on top, they are overcooked.

DO I HAVE TO TOP THESE WITH CHERRY PIE FILLING?

No! These are a basic Cheesecake Bar so they will go well with many different toppings such as strawberry, blueberry, etc.

HOW TO STORE:

You can store these bars in the pan covered with a lid or with saran wrap or foil in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.

These can also be frozen. Once baked and cooled completely, wrap the entire dish in plastic wrap and foil. They can be frozen for up to three months.

To thaw, just unwrap and let them sit on the counter until they reach room temperature. Or, place it in the fridge overnight to defrost. Once they are no longer frozen, cut and top with the cherry topping!

TIPS AND TRICKS:

• You can swap out the Oreos with Golden Oreos for a more basic crust if you like.
• Try any type of pie filling or fruit mix you want on the top of these bars.
• They need to completely cool before being refrigerated, do not forget that set.
• You can double this recipe and use a 9×13-inch pan if you’d like, a little more time will be needed for baking.
• These can be frozen, see my tips above on how to do that.

Looking for a delicious and easy dessert recipe? Then you have to make these Cherry Cheesecake Bars! They are a fun, simple recipe that you will want to keep around.

If you like this recipe you might also like:

• Golden Oreo White Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
• Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake
• Tropical Cheesecake Salad

If you’ve tried these CHERRY CHEESECAKE BARS let me know in the comments how it turned out! You can follow me over on PINTEREST, INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK to find some more of our mouthwatering recipes!