• Creme Brulee Cheesecake Bars

  Filed under Dessert - Brownies/Bars
  Sep 20
  Yep, another Betty Crocker recipe!!

  I have to be honest – I’m not a cookie mix kind of person. They are just not something I normally keep on hand. Maybe it’s because I never thought to do anything other than just make regular cookies from those mixes, because after my trip to the Betty Crocker kitchens, I’ve realized that cookie mixes are good for more than just cookies!!

  These were my favorite thing that I tried. True – I am a cheesecake lover. And I love creme brulee. So I knew before I even tried these that I was going to love them. But I loved them so much that I couldn’t get them out of my mind, and I had to make them when I got home.

  Luckily, my family got together the night after I made these, and I took some to them – otherwise, I honestly think I could eat a whole pan of these myself!!

  The only thing I would do differently next time is to add the toffee bits when there is a minute or two left on the baking time so that the toffee melts down just a little bit. With the bars that I had at Betty Crocker, I couldn’t tell it was toffee bits on the top, but obviously – from my picture – you can clearly see that they are toffee bits. I think if the toffee was melted just a little bit, the creme brulee aspect would be more apparent. But then again, no one really minded because we finished off the whole pan of these with no problem!!

  Creme Brulee Cheesecake Bars
  from Betty Crocker

  makes 36 bars

  1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
  1 box (4-serving size) French vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
  2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
  1/2 cup butter, melted
  2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  2 eggs plus 3 egg yolks
  2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  1/2 cup sour cream
  1/2 cup sugar
  2/3 cup toffee bits, finely chopped

  Heat oven to 350F. Lightly spray bottom and sides of 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir cookie mix, pudding mix, brown sugar, melted butter, 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and 1 whole egg until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan.

  In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add remaining whole egg, 3 egg yolks and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over crust in pan.

  Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until set in center. Immediately sprinkle top with crushed toffee bits. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

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  16 Comments

16 Responses to “Creme Brulee Cheesecake Bars”

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   Kim said on September 20th, 2010 at 12:44 pm

   They look delicious. I love toffee in desserts.

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   Debbi Does Dinner Healthy said on September 20th, 2010 at 1:12 pm

   Wow, way too early to be looking at such things!!! Cheesecake is my FAVORITE, pair that with creme brulee? Sounds like a winner! I'll so have to save this for company! Thanks!

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   Rosa's Yummy Yums said on September 20th, 2010 at 2:03 pm

   A wonderful treat! Those look irresistible.

   Cheers,

   Rosa

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   Joanne said on September 20th, 2010 at 5:55 pm

   Did you know that creme brulee is my favorite dessert of all time? True story. I need to make these, especially because I don't have a blow torch to my name and thus can't make a true proper creme brulee.

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   Michelle said on September 20th, 2010 at 6:04 pm

   these look so good! yummy

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   The Comfort of Cooking said on September 20th, 2010 at 9:29 pm

   You just combined two of my all-time favorite desserts in one decadent little bar?! Amazing! These look so wonderful… Thanks for sharing!

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   Megan said on September 21st, 2010 at 12:20 am

   I love Creme Brulee and these sound awesome.

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   Monet said on September 21st, 2010 at 3:30 am

   The name alone got me…once again! I saw this on my google reader, and I swooned! These look delicious, and I love the ease of the recipe. I thought it would be much more complicated! Thank you for sharing.

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   Barbara said on September 21st, 2010 at 10:01 am

   Gosh, I sure wish you hadn't posted this, Deborah! Now I'm going to have to make them…

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    scrambledhenfruit said on September 23rd, 2010 at 1:32 am

    These will be on my mind until I make them, I'm sure! They look marvelous!

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    Vivienne said on September 23rd, 2010 at 1:35 am

    Such a divine combo…my 2 fav dessert when i wanna indulge

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    Avanika [YumsiliciousBakes] said on September 23rd, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    Oh those look sinful!! I love cheesecake, combining it with creme brulee seems genius!! I'm going to try a scratch version of this!

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    Sandie said on September 24th, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    Creme Brulee & cheesecake in a bar? Genius!

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    Judith said on October 6th, 2010 at 9:33 pm

    They look so incredible yummy!!!!!

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    eatme_delicious said on October 8th, 2010 at 2:12 am

    Combining creme brulee and cheesecake sounds sooooooo very delicious. These look amazing!

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    Jennifer said on October 16th, 2010 at 10:28 pm

    These sound SO good!!!

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