I am a cheesecake girl.
Loud and proud.
Like, if I were on death row and had to pick a last meal it would start and end with cheesecake.
Not that I have thought about that possibility or anything. Whatever.
And since I am scared of making an actual cheesecake I stick with cheesecake bars.
Who doesn’t like cheesecake you can eat with your hands. I mean…
So I made eat-with-your-hands cheesecake. Actually it’s caramel cheesecake. And actually-actually it’s all on top of a brownie bottom.
Because brownie bottoms are where it’s at.
So yeah, Brownie Bottom Caramel Cheesecake Bars. Do it.
All you need to to do it whip up a brownie crust, starting with a box of brownie mix and a few other ingredients. Easy.
Then mix up your cheesecake layer, and add in some caramel sauce. See?
Pour that over the brownie situation and you’re good to go.
Bake it and drizzle more caramel. Because it’s dope to drizzle.
Did I just say that? Eww.
Brownie Bottom Caramel Cheesecake Bars
Description
makes 32 bars
Ingredients
- 1 (19.5-19.8 oz) pkg Brownie Mix
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 4 eggs
- 2 (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp flour
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 (14 oz) jar caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray.
- Combine brownie mix, melted butter and 1 egg, stirring until smooth. Spread mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile in your mixer, beat cream cheese, sour cream, brown sugar, flour and vanilla until combined and smooth.
- Turn mixer to low and add remaining eggs, one at a time. Finally add half the jar of caramel sauce. Eyeball it.
- Pour this over the hot crust.
- Bake for an additional 30 minutes until the center of cheesecake is just set.
- Remove from oven and cool completely. Then refrigerate at least 4 hours.
- When ready to serve, drizzle remaining caramel on top.
- Cut into squares.
Notes
store in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Good god these look amazing. Swoon!
Uhm, hello delicious cheesecake-brownie hybrid! I love cheesecake and I cringe to think that, without blogs, I’d probably still be munching on classic plain cheesecake oblivious to all the other delicious thinks you can do with cheesecake. Like make it with a brownie bottom! Yum!
Haha, brownie bottom. *snicker*
But, seriously. These are what dreams are made of. I need these in my real life. Not just my internet life.
dang. you`re a genius. i don`t know how you do it!
Oh yes! Caramel. Cheesecake. Heaven.
I was really drooling over these. Had salad for lunch today and I probably gained back everything I didn’t gain at noon just by looking at these …
I have been away but am glad to see that NOTHING has changed here at Cookies & Cups! I adore cheesecake too and adding half a jar of caramel sauce to the batter and putting a brownie layer on the bottom just takes these bars over the top! I want one RIGHT NOW!!!
My boyfriend is drooling over your pictures from the other side of the couch…haha! I iwll definitely be saving this recipe!
Cheesecake you can hold and eat a whole pan of. I like.
Wow. Just…wow.