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No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
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No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

The perfect no-bake dessert this holiday season to free up your oven, and delight your guests!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Author: Amber Goulden

Ingredients

For the Cranberry Sauce Topping

For the Graham Cracker Crust

  • 2 boxes gluten-free graham crackers about 16 ounces
  • 12 tablespoons grass-fed butter, softened and cut into 1/2 inch chunks 1 1/2 sticks

For the Cheesecake

Instructions

  • Add the cranberries, orange juice, maple syrup, and cinnamon to a saucepan with matching lid over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, until the cranberries have popped and the sauce has thickened and reduced. If the sauce is still thin, continue to cook for an additional 5 minutes, until desired consistency is achieved.
  • For the graham cracker crust, place the two boxes-worth of graham crackers into a food processor and pulverize until you have fine crumbs. Adding 4 tablespoons-worth of softened butter pieces at a time, pulse the food processor with the butter. Continue for the rest of the butter, until the graham cracker crust comes together in a flaky, slightly-crumbly dough.
  • Pat the graham cracker crust into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan and slightly up the sides to create a 1/4 inch thick crust.
  • For the cheesecake filling, add the condensed milk, cream cheese, lemon juice, and vanilla extract to a large bowl, then beat with an electric mixer or stand mixer for 2-3 minutes, until mixture is smooth and fluffy.
  • Pour the cheesecake filling on top of the crust, smoothing to even it out, then pour the cranberry sauce over top.
  • Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, then slice and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 370mg | Potassium: 223mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 970IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 151mg | Iron: 1mg