Vanilla Orange Cheesecake Bars

These cheesecake bars have a ton of flavor and are so easy to make. This is a fun and unique recipe with a delicious cereal crust you'll love!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 35

Total Time: 50

Servings: servings

Calories: 145kcal

Author: Michelle

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 8x8 glass baking dish.
Crush 2 cups of the cereal until just crumbs remain.
2 cups Honey Bunches of Oats
Melt butter, and add butter and nutmeg to cereal crumbs. Mix until thoroughly coated with butter.
1/4 cup unsalted butter, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Pour cereal mixture into prepared 8x8 pan, and press firmly to make an even layer.
In a separate bowl, mix sugar and neufchatel until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly between additions. Add orange juice and vanilla, and mix until blended. Pour in salt and baking powder and mix thoroughly before adding flour.
8 ounces neufchatel, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup orange juice, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons flour, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Once incorporated, pour mixture atop crust.
Bake 30-35 minutes, until center is set. Immediately upon removing bars from the oven, gently press reserved 1/4 cup cereal into the top of bars.
1/4 cup Honey Bunches of Oats
Let come to room temperature, then refrigerate 2-3 hours before cutting and serving.
Cut into small squares and serve. Store in fridge up to three days in an airtight container.

While this recipe calls for Neufchatel, you can use regular cream cheese - it will just have more fat and calories.
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