Dessert

Golden Caramel Cheesecake Bars

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prep time

15 min

total time

5 hr 20 min

makes

20 servings, 1 bar (54 g) each

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What You Need

24 Golden Oreo Cookies, divided

2 Tbsp. butter, melted

25 Kraft Caramels

1 Tbsp. water

2 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened

1 jar (198 g) Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Creme

1 egg

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

LINE 9-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Process 14 cookies in food processor until finely crushed; mix with butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min. or until golden brown. Cool 10 min.

MEANWHILE, microwave caramels and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring every 30 sec. Coarsely chop remaining cookies.

BEAT cream cheese and marshmallow creme in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add egg; mix well. Stir in chopped cookies; pour over crust. Drop spoonfuls of caramel over batter; swirl gently with knife.

BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until centre is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting into bars.

kraft kitchens tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy a serving of this rich and indulgent treat on special occasions.

How to Store

Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

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These cheesecake squares are amazing! I have made them various times and they are always a hit and disappear so quickly. I highly recommend this recipe.
posted by a cook | on 10/5/2011

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Delish! If you love caramel and cheesecake, this is a recipe for you.
posted by mlscott | on 3/29/2011

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So delicious! Everyone loved them, and they are very addictive - a must try!
posted by a cook | on 3/24/2011

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One of most most requested treats! Two tips to make it easier. 1. Line the pan with parchment paper. Life it out to cut into squares 2. Instead of unwrapping and melting caramels, I just drizzle caramel ice cream topping over the top and swirl. Much quicker and tastes the same (I've done both).
posted by skelly089 | on 2/21/2011

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Made this in lieu of a traditional birthday cake for a friend and brought it into work to share with "the girlies": OMG, it was awesome! Exceedingly rich, I cut it into 16 squares and should have cut it into 20, as directed. It was a big hit and I would definitely make this again. Unwrapping the caramels was a bit of a pain and the finished product (melted caramels & water) was very much like "dulche de leche" so I would probably substitute that next time.
posted by keith | on 12/16/2010

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I made it for my son's 2nd birthday and we all loved it! I got so many compliments on the cake, it was embarrassing.
posted by IwonaAlicja | on 8/27/2009

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Oh my goodness. This cheesecake is heavenly. Drizzled chocolate ontop to garnish. So easy and soooooooo good.
posted by mcmelo | on 10/30/2008

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Looking at the ingredients, I thought this was going to be super-sweet, but after reading other users' comments, I thought I'd give it a try... It wasn't too sweet at all, and was delicious! Also one of the easiest cheesecakes I've made - not too many ingredients, and only uses 2 pkg of cream cheese instead of 3 or 4. The only hard part was getting the caramel to swirl nicely on top. But tasted so good, didn't matter what it looked like!
posted by larissasaunders | on 10/14/2008

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I made this for bookclub and everyone loved it! I made it in a springform pan and sliced into small bars. Its so addicting but you don't need much because its very rich.
posted by snowbird33 | on 10/5/2008

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My 14 year old son made this recipe the first time for company and it was fantastic. We have made it to rave reviews many times since. As a matter of fact I was just looking up the recipe so we could make it again tonight for a potluck. Very easy and delicious.
posted by mac24684 | on 10/5/2008