Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Bars

Name: Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 680 grams packages Philadelphia-brand cream cheese, room temperature; 158 milliliters purchased dulce de leche; 3 larges eggs; 24 servings Fleur de sel; 532 milliliters finely ground graham crackers (from about 17 whole graham crackers); 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3 Tbsps (or more) heavy whipping cream; 237 milliliters sugar; 10 Tbsps (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, melted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

This recipe serves 24. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 222 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have philadelphia-brand cream cheese, purchased dulce de leche, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 13 x 9 x 2-inch metal baking pan with nonstick spray.

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Oven

Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, andcinnamon in medium bowl.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

Sugar

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Bowl

Add meltedbutter; stir until coated.

Transfer crumbmixture to pan. Press evenly onto bottom ofpan.

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Frying Pan

Bake until crust is light golden, about10 minutes. Cool completely on rack.

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Crust

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Oven

Blend cream cheese and sugarin processor until smooth and creamy, about1 minute, stopping occasionally to scrapedown sides of bowl.

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Cream Cheese

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Bowl

Add eggs 1 at a time,processing 3 to 5 seconds to blend betweenadditions.

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Egg

Add dulce de leche and vanilla;process until blended, about 10 seconds.

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Dulce De Leche

Vanilla

Spread batter evenly over cooled crust.

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Crust

Bakeuntil just set in center and edges are puffedand slightly cracked, about 38 minutes.

Transfer to rack; cool completely.

Heat dulce de leche and3 tablespoons cream in microwave-safebowl in 10-second intervals until melted.Stir to blend, adding more cream byteaspoonfuls if too thick to pour (amountof cream needed will depend on brand ofdulce de leche).

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Dulce De Leche

Cream

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Pour glaze over cooledcheesecake; spread evenly. Refrigerateuntil chilled, about 1 hour (glaze will notbe firm). DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 daysahead. Cover; chill.

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Glaze

Cut cheesecake lengthwise into 4strips, then crosswise into 6 strips, forming24 bars.

Sprinkle bars with fleur de sel.

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Fleur De Sel

* A thick, sweet sauce made from caramelizedsugar in milk or from sweetened condensedmilk; available at some supermarkets andspecialty foods stores and at Latin markets.

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Sauce

Milk