Peaches and Cream Dessert Bars
Learn how to make the perfectly rich and creamy peach cheesecake bars with your can of peaches, a few pantry staples and just minutes of hands-on kitchen time.
Prep Time25 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Chill Time4 hours hrs
Total Time5 hours hrs 45 minutes mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 287kcal
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Make foil sling for 13 by 9-inch baking pan by folding 2 long sheets of aluminum foil; first sheet should be 13 inches wide and second sheet should be 9 inches wide. Lay sheets of foil in pan perpendicular to each other, with extra foil hanging over edges of pan. Push foil into corners and up sides of pan, smoothing foil flush to pan. Spray with vegetable oil spray.
Base
Process cracker pieces and sugar in food processor until finely ground, about 30 seconds. Add flour and salt and pulse to combine, about 2 pulses. Add melted butter and pulse until crumbs are evenly moistened, about 10 pulses.
Using your hands, press crumb mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan. Using bottom of dry measuring cup, firmly pack crust into pan.
Bake until fragrant and beginning to brown around edges, about 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
Filling
In clean, dry processor bowl, process cream cheese and sugar until smooth, about 3 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.
With processor running, add eggs, one at a time, until just incorporated, about 30 seconds total. Scrape down sides of bowl.
Add vanilla and process to combine, about 10 seconds.
Pour cream cheese mixture over cooled base.
Bake until center is almost set but still jiggles slightly when pan is shaken, about 45 minutes.
Topping
Meanwhile, in clean, dry processor bowl, process peaches and ¼ cup sugar until pureed, about 30 seconds.
Stir puree and sour cream in bowl until blended.
Remove cheesecake from oven. Pour peach mixture over cheesecake so it is completely covered.
Return pan to oven and bake until topping is just set, about 15 minutes.
Transfer pan to wire rack and allow cheesecake cool completely, about 2 hours.
Refrigerate until cold and set, at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
Using foil overhang, lift cheesecake out of pan and cut into 24 squares.
- Start right: Make sure you start with room temperature eggs and softened cream cheese to get the perfect texture in every single bite.
- Don’t overbake: Avoid overbaking these cheesecake bars, especially after you add the cheesecake filling, or they’ll turn out to be too dry and crumbly.
- Refrigeration matters: You may be tempted to devour these right away, but resist! Refrigeration truly makes a difference in the texture and the flavor of these peach cheesecake bars.
Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 758IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg