Caramel Cheesecake Bites Recipe with Truvía® Brown Sugar Blend and Truvía® Cane Sugar Blend
These caramel cheesecake bites taste truly decadent. Created by Baking Star contest judge April Athena of CookWithApril, these bars have 5% fewer calories* and 33% less sugar* than the regular sugar-sweetened version. Makes 24 pieces (approximately 2-inch squares). To watch April demonstrate how to make this recipe, click here.
- Serving Size: 2 2x2-inch squares (100g)
Ingredients
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 Tbsp Truvía® Cane Sugar Blend
1⁄4 cup + 2 Tbsp butter, melted
4 (8 ounce) packages reduced fat cream cheese, softened
1⁄2 cup Truvía® Brown Sugar Blend
2 Tbsp flour
1⁄2 cup light sour cream
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
1⁄2 bag (about 227g) caramels, unwrapped
2 Tbsp water, divided
1⁄2 cup finely chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine graham cracker crumbs, Truvía® Cane Sugar Blend, and melted butter in a medium bowl. Press crumb mixture firmly into a foiled 9” x 13” pan. Bake crust at 350°F for 10 minutes.
In a separate bowl, combine softened cream cheese, Truvía® Brown Sugar Blend, and flour with a hand mixer. Next, add sour cream and vanilla extract and continue mixing. Finally, mix in eggs.
Heat caramels and water in microwave for 30 seconds until melted. Pour about 3⁄4 of the caramel sauce into cheesecake batter and mix. Pour batter onto crust.
Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.
Cut cooled bars into 24 (approximately 2” square) bites. Store refrigerated.
Top bites with chopped walnuts and drizzle with remaining caramel sauce before serving.
*These bars have 320 calories and 18 grams of sugar per serving compared to the full-sugar version which have 340 calories and 27 grams of sugar per serving.
