Cheesecake plus Twix bars? Mmmm, now we are talking! This is a fabulous combination that your friends and family will love!
Twix Cheesecake Bars
Butterfinger Cheesecake
Ingredients
- Crust
- 1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
- 5 T. butter
- 5 T. sugar
- Cheesecake
- 24 ounces soft cream cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 T. flour
- 1 c. sour cream
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 package of Twix mini bars smashed (6)
- 3 extra mini bars to crumble for top garnish
- Ganache
- ½ c. heavy cream
- 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate bars or milk chocolate warning: milk doesn't set up as firm as semi
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Mix crust ingredients and press into sides and bottom of 9x13 inch pan lined with nonstick foil.
- Bake 10 mins and let cool.
- Lower temp to 300.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar on low to combine.
- Add flour.
- Add sour cream.
- Add one egg at a time and vanilla.
- Fold in smashed candies.
- Pour into crust.
- Drop pan gently on counter to release air bubbles.
- Bake 1 hour.
- Shut oven but leave cake in the oven with door closed for 30 more mins.
- Remove, cool and chill.
- Ganache
- Microwave cream until almost at a boil in a micro safe bowl.
- Remove and add the chocolate in broken pieces.
- Cover with a paper towel 2 mins.
- Whisk smooth and pour onto cold cheesecake.
- Return to fridge until set.
- Sprinkle candies on while top still tacky.
Cheesecake adapted from Life, Love & Sugar
Amanda Priddle says
I love cheesecake and I love mars bars too
John Theros says
I love home recipes.