That’s right, guys. Rich, fluffy cheesecake with the iconic flavorful cereal. The cheesecake melts in your mouth and the CTC offers that extra crunch.
These things are SO addicting. It’s the perfect mashup of two things I love- CTC AND cheesecake. I would like to take complete credit for this creation, but it was my sister that suggested this one.
Just look at those layers! One thing that I strongly suggest with this recipe is topping the cereal on the bars immediately before serving. If you do this too soon, the cereal will become soggy. No one likes soggy cereal.. not in the bowl and not on cheesecake.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cheesecake Bars
Rich, fluffy cheesecake with the iconic flavorful cereal. The cheesecake melts in your mouth and the CTC offers that extra crunch.
Ingredients
- 4 cups Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter
- (2) 8 oz cream cheese blocks, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp AP flour
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- CRUST: Preheat oven to 375°. Line an 8 x 8 baking dish with aluminum foil. In a food processor, pulse the 4 cups of CTC until they are fine crumbs. Drizzle in the melted butter and continue pulsing until well combined. Transfer to the baking dish. Press and flatten the crumbs evenly across the bottom and edges. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven to cool. Reduce oven temperature to 325°.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fit with paddle attachment, beat together the cream cheese, sugar and flour for 3-4 minutes until well combined. Then add in each egg separately, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Beat for another 1-2 minutes.
- Pour the batter into the slightly cooled crust. Bake for 45 minutes at 325° until the filling is set on the edges and a little jiggly in the middle.
- Let cool for 30 minutes on the counter before transferring to the refrigerator. Chill for at least 6 hours (overnight is best in my book).
- Remove foil sling from pan and cut into squares. Top squares with cereal pieces prior to serving. Refrigerate leftovers.
