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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Cookies & Bars » Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

    Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

    Gluten & Grain Free RecipesLow Carb & Keto RecipesSugar Free RecipesTrim Healthy Mama Recipes

    Published: Nov 21, 2016 by Taryn

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    With a beautiful cranberry swirl and a creamy filling, these Cranberry Cheesecake Bars will be the hit of your dessert table. This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly. 

    square piece of cranberry swirl cheesecake bars with a spoon on a plate next to a white mug of coffee
    This is the last of my Low Carb Cranberry Recipes Series. At least for a little while. I have officially used my last cranberry. I still want to make a savory chicken recipe with cranberries but that's on the back burner until December.

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    1. Cranberry Baked Brie

    2. Orange Cranberry Custard Pie

    3. Sweet Cinnamon Cranberry Danish

    4. Cranberry Walnut Crumb Cake

    5. Four Ingredient Cranberry Sauce

    6. Cranberry Bliss Cupcakes

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    I decided to make the crust for this recipe out of almond flour so that this cranberry cheesecake would be nut-free. It's not a traditional cheesecake crust but it was delicious!

    Coconut Flour Crust Ingredients:

    1. coconut flour
    2. cinnamon
    3. butter
    4. half and half
    5. vanilla
    6. eggs
    7. sweetener blend

    Or substitute one of my nut-based crusts: Pecan Crust or Almond Crust

    I also decided to primarily use cottage cheese in this recipe. You CANNOT taste that it is made from cottage cheese. But because of this secret ingredient, this has extra protein. That extra protein makes me feel good about eating it for breakfast.

    Cranberry Cheesecake Ingredients:

    1. cottage cheese
    2. cream cheese
    3. eggs
    4. sweetener
    5. vanilla
    6. sugar free cranberry sauce

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    How to Make Cranberry Cheesecake

    This whips up in a jiff if you have a food processor. I just pulse the crust ingredients and press those into the pan. Then process the cheesecake filling ingredients and top the crust. Lastly, I swirl in some homemade keto cranberry sauce and bake it.

    square piece of cranberry swirl cheesecake bars broken up with a spoon next to a mug of coffee and casserole dish with more cranberry cheesecake bars

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    Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars

    These cranberry swirl cheesecake bars are the perfect keto fall treat!
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 16
    Calories: 174
    Author: Taryn

    Ingredients

    Crust Ingredients:

    • ¾ cup coconut flour
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 4 tablespoon melted butter
    • 4 tablespoon half and half
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 tablespoon Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)

    Cheesecake Ingredients:

    • 3 cups cottage cheese
    • 8 oz cream cheese
    • 6 eggs
    • ¾ cup Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1.5 cups cranberry sauce
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350.
    • Combine crust ingredients in a food processor and pulse until well mixed. Press into the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish. Bake for 10 min.
    • Meanwhile combine the cheesecake ingredients in the food processor (no need to wash the bowl). Process until smooth. Pour over the parbaked crust. Drop small spoonfuls of the cranberry sauce on top. Swirl gently with a knife.
    • Bake for 50 min or until the cheesecake only jiggled slightly in the center. Cool completely. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

    Notes

    Notes on Sweeteners: 
    I use my own blend of xylitol, erythritol, and stevia in my recipes. This is twice as sweet as sugar. It is comparable to Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet and Truvia.
    To sub in Swerve or Lakanto Monk Fruit use 1.5 times the amount of sweetener called for. 
     
    To sub in Pyure or Trim Healthy Mama Super Sweet use half the amount of sweetener called for.
     
    Substitutions will work in most recipes. They may not work in candies, such as caramel.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1bar | Calories: 174 | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 259mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 465IU | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Robin Hodgson says

      May 24, 2018 at 10:00 pm

      Half and half what please!

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      • Taryn says

        May 25, 2018 at 12:24 pm

        Half and half is half milk and half cream. It has a lower percentage of fat than regular cream. It is common in the US.

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    2. CAROL says

      November 29, 2016 at 12:22 pm

      This look so good but you need a print button.. To much trouble to write the recipe out

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      • Taryn says

        November 29, 2016 at 2:10 pm

        Hi Carol, Sorry about that! There is one now. I just forgot to add it to this post.

        Reply

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