Desserts

Carrot Cheesecake Bars

photo by:kraft

Two favorite desserts combine for one creamy, cinnamon-spiced bar with fresh grated carrot and a crispy crust. Ingenious, no?

time

prep:

15 min

total:

6 hr 5 min

servings

total:

24 servings

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What You Need

1/4

cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted

1-1/2

cups HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs

cup sugar, divided

1-1/2

tsp. ground cinnamon, divided

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

tsp. vanilla

3/4

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

eggs

3/4

cup finely shredded carrots (about 2)

1-1/2

cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Make It

HEAT oven to 325ºF.

MIX butter, crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 10 min.

BEAT cream cheese, vanilla and the remaining sugar and cinnamon in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each just until blended. Stir in carrots; spread over crust.

BAKE 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Serve topped with COOL WHIP.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Sour Cream-Topped Cheesecake Bars

Omit COOL WHIP. Prepare and bake cheesecake as directed. Mix 1 container (16 oz.) BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla. Spread over warm cheesecake. Bake 5 min. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Refrigerate leftovers.

Size-Wise

Since this indulgent recipe makes 24 servings, it is the perfect dessert to serve at your next party.

Special Extra

Top each serving with a PLANTERS Pecan Half.

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Madelynsmom

posted:2/23/2012

So easy to make and everyone loved them! Will definitely make them again!

kmburke12

posted:8/18/2010

These tasted great and I love making bar cookies, so easy.

spongybone

posted:8/3/2010

great! i added additional sugar to the cream cheese mixture. (approx. 1/16 to 1/8 cup??)

byroneve03

posted:5/31/2010

Absolutely delicious!

mohuff44

posted:5/29/2010

This was excellent and surprisingly easy. Made it for a group of people who all enjoyed it.

foodie_jen36

posted:5/9/2010

i made this recipe last night at 11 pm and it was easy to make not trouble i put in the half a teaspoon of cinnamon and then went back to put in the teaspoon by accident i put in a teaspoon of smokey chili powder, i was beside myself about it and i tried it and it tasted good it is my mexican twist on it, it is for a dinner i am going to! i would not suggest others doing this way lol...someone put the spice in the wrong cabinet lol but it turned out great!

ashley013109

posted:4/13/2010

I really loved these! Easy to make, very tasty, and definitely great for Spring!

didda315

posted:4/5/2010

These are really yummy! I was a little unsure about the recipe at first and no I have no idea why. I even used low fat sour cream and cream cheese and they were awesome! Will definitely make again and highly recommend to all of my friends and family.

noelle93

posted:4/4/2010

WOW! These are so good--I added 1 Tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice and topped with homemade whipped cream and dried pineapple. They took a good amount of time to make, however, so I would recommend making them the day before. They hold up great!

a cook

posted:3/24/2010

easy too make. going to make this for Easter