Description
Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars blend creamy richness with bright berry flavor. Each slice looks stunning and tastes even better.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate and Base:
- 2½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 box Club crackers or Ritz crackers
Creamy Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
Finishing Ingredient:
- 0.5 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper, letting edges hang over for easy removal. Create a single layer of Club crackers across the bottom.
- Melt 1 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until boiling, then simmer for 4-5 minutes until thickened.
- Remove caramel from heat and whisk in 1 cup heavy cream until smooth and uniform.
- Pour half the caramel over cracker layer, spreading evenly with a spatula.
- Add another cracker layer, pressing gently to help them adhere to the caramel.
- Pour remaining caramel over the new cracker layer, spreading smoothly.
- Top with a final cracker layer.
- Melt 2½ cups chocolate chips and 1 cup peanut butter in microwave, using 30-second intervals and stirring between each.
- Pour chocolate mixture over top cracker layer, spreading to cover all edges completely.
- Sprinkle ½ teaspoon sea salt evenly across warm chocolate surface.
- Refrigerate bars for 2-3 hours until fully set.
- Remove from refrigerator and lift entire dessert out using parchment paper edges.
- Slice into square portions and serve chilled.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients to ensure smooth, even caramel and chocolate layers that blend perfectly.
- Cracker placement matters, so arrange them carefully without gaps for a consistent base that supports the entire dessert.
- Maintain medium heat when making caramel to prevent burning and achieve the right thick, glossy consistency.
- Sprinkle sea salt immediately after pouring chocolate to help it stick and create a delightful sweet-salty contrast that enhances the overall flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert Bars
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 657
- Sugar: 45 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
- Fat: 48 g
- Saturated Fat: 19 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 27 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg