Description

Think homemade cheesecake is a lot of work? Think again! These delicious bars are so easy to make. Topped with juicy cherries and rich dark chocolate for a wonderfully sweet treat.

Ingredients

Old-Fashioned Oats: 2 cups

All-Purpose Flour: 1 1/3 cups

Unsweetened Baking Cocoa: 2/3 cup

Light Brown Sugar: 1 cup (packed)

Walnuts (Halved): 3/4 cup

Baking Powder: 1 tsp.

Butter (Room Temperature): 1 1/4 cups

Cream Cheese (Room Temperature): 1 lb.

Extra Fine Granulated Sugar: 2/3 cup

Almond Extract: 1/4 tsp.

Eggs: 2

Cherries (Pitted, Halved Fresh): 1 cup

Bittersweet Chocolate Chips: 2/3 cup

Instructions

Preheat the oven and prepare a 10×15-inch jelly roll pan.

Mix oats, flour, cocoa, brown sugar, walnuts, and baking powder. Blend in butter to form the crust mixture.

Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, almond extract, and eggs for the filling. Fold in cherries and chocolate chips.

Layer the crust mixture in the prepared pan, pour in the cheesecake filling, and sprinkle with remaining crust mixture as a topping.

Bake until set and the crumble topping is slightly golden.

Cool before slicing into bars and serve chilled for a delightful treat.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes