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Kit Kat Cheesecake Bars

January 3, 2013 By Naomi Robinson | Bakers Royale 63 Comments

Let’s kick start the new year with this easy Kit Kat Cheesecake Bar. It’s a full fat cheesecake bar. No skinny or dieting resolutions here. Although you can easily make this “skinny” with low-fat cream cheese. Either way you go, start from bottom with a graham cracker crust then stack whole Kit Kat bars on top and layer it with a rich chocolate cheesecake. To finsh things off, pour a chocolate layer all over and then garnish or decorate to your liking.

Kit Kat Cheesecake Bars via Bakers Royale

Kit Kat Cheesecake Bars

Okay, truth be told, the chocolate layer on top wasn’t part of the original plan. The original plan was to have a white chocolate swirl, but that didn’t work out so well. My hand did too much swirling and it ended up looking like a “swirly” mess, so I covered that up with what you see.

I considered starting over but then realized if I did—I’d have two pans of cheesecake bars to eat, which usually isn’t a problem unless I’m lazy. As evident, I was lazy and improvised. Those little cream colored spots under the chocolate layer are peeks of the failed swirl.

Kit Kat Cheesecake Bars from Bakers Royale

Ah, well. Life can get like that right? Improvise where you can, when you can. At least that’s what I’m trying to convince myself when it comes to dessert, so I won’t waste so much food and time.

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope it was great holiday season for you. Now let’s get back to our cozy corner filled with butter, sugar and random thoughts.

Kit Kat Cheesecake Bars - Aftermath - Bakers Royale

Aftermath (via iPhone)

Kit Kat Cheesecake Bars

Easy Kit Kat Cheesecake Bars

Yield: Makes one 8x8 pan

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 8 tablespoons of butter

Chocolate cheese cake layer

  • 12 oz cream cheese
  • 2 teaspoons Hershey’s Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • ¾ cup Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 6 Kit Kat packages

Chocolate layer

  • 10oz. chocolate
  • 8 tablespoons butter

White chocolate striping

  • 4 oz white chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line pan with a sling foil.

To make crust

Place graham cracker crust and sugar in a bowl and toss to combine. Add in melted butter and mix to combine. Press mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 7-10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool while making cheesecake portion.

To make chocolate cheesecake

Place all ingredients in a bowl and beat until fully combined and smooth; set aside. Place Kit Kat bars on top of crust. Pour cheesecake mixture over Kit Kat bars and bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees F. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.

To make chocolate layer

  1. Place chocolate and butter in a heat proof bowl over (not on) simmering water, gently stir until chocolate is melted and butter is fully combined. Pour chocolate over baked cheesecake.
  2. Place white chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl. Boil heavy cream. Pour boiled heavy cream over chocolate and let sit. Do not stir for 3-4 minutes. Then using a sturdy spatula gently stir and fold chocolate, continuing until chocolate is completely melted. Chocolate may appear lumpy for the first few stirs, but will melt into smoothness. Transfer mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a number 2 round tip or a place mixture in a Ziploc bag and cut a small hole in one corner.
  3. Pipe white chocolate horizontally across from top to bottom. Use a toothpick and starting at the top drag the toothpick vertically through horizontal lines. Starting from the bottom drag the toothpick to the top. Continue to alternate starting points with toothpick.

Notes

A few notes:

  • For nice clean edges while cutting, run hot water over the knife’s blade and wipe away the moisture before cutting. Along with that, wipe the blade down between cuts.
  • This can be prepared 3 days in advance and stored tightly covered in the refrigerator.

© Naomi Robinson | Bakers Royale
Category: Bars and Cookie Bars

Filed Under: Bars and Cookie Bars, Cheesecake, Sweet

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Comments

  1. Kathia says

    January 3, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    This looks heavenly! and I totally love the dark pictures. Thanks for sharing and Happy New year!!

  2. sally @ sallys baking addiction says

    January 3, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    Naomi, these are gorgeous cheesecake bars! All of the beautiful layers and the gorgeous swirl striping on top. I feel like kit kats are underrated. But they are truly one of my favorite chocolate bars. the crispity crunch gets me every time!

  3. JulieD says

    January 3, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    OMG love, I want like three of these right now, I think they would cure my cold, STAT!

  4. Amy says

    January 3, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    These look irresistible! Your treats and photos are always stunning.

  5. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    January 3, 2013 at 10:01 pm

    Now these are one way to kick off the New Year!! Love!

  6. Averie @ Averie Cooks says

    January 3, 2013 at 11:13 pm

    They’re perfect in every single way. I love kitkats and the fact that you incorporated them into such a beautiful and classy bar, well, speechless! Amazing!

  7. the 3volution of j3nn says

    January 4, 2013 at 1:31 am

    I always loved Kit Kats. These look too good to be true! Heavenly!

  8. Joanna @ Chic & Gorgeous Treats says

    January 4, 2013 at 1:44 am

    Happy New Year!! These Kit-Kat Cheesecake Bars are enough to tempt me to drop everything now that I am doing and get into a kitchen and make them for this weekend. Drooling right now too{slurps}-Cheers, Jo

  9. vanillasugarblog says

    January 4, 2013 at 2:19 am

    this is going on the list
    right next to the english version of the groom cake–remember that?
    it was an all crunch cake. oh I cannot remember the name

  10. ThisBakerGirlBlogs says

    January 3, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    I would never have thought to combine kitkat with cheesecake … absolutely genius! 🙂

  11. Aikko @ Bake Happy says

    January 4, 2013 at 5:19 am

    Anything with KitKat has my thumbs up. These are amazing Naomi! 🙂

  12. julia [life on churchill] says

    January 3, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    amazing! I think the top chocolate layer looks great 🙂

  13. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    January 4, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    I love that this design wasn’t your intention and yet they’re still completely stunning.

  14. Kevin (Closet Cooking) says

    January 4, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    Those bars look so good!

  15. Julie @ Table for Two says

    January 4, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    This is sheer genius and absolutely stunning. I love your photography and I want some of this at my dessert table!!

  16. Maria says

    January 4, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    What a fun bar treat! Gorgeous too!

  17. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    January 4, 2013 at 3:55 pm

    Welp, there goes my appetite for anything else, ever — I want kit kat cheesecake bars and only kit kat cheesecake bars now and forever. 🙂 YUM!

  18. Gaby says

    January 4, 2013 at 4:17 pm

    omg stop it! these look AMAZING. I need them in my life the second I come off my juice cleanse!!!

  19. [email protected] says

    January 4, 2013 at 4:31 pm

    What stunners! Those are so beautiful as well as enticing!

  20. Tanya says

    January 4, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    These look absolutely amazing! To bad I restarted my diet..

  21. MikeVFMK says

    January 4, 2013 at 4:54 pm

    Loss for words. These are ridiculous, both in the way they look and I’m sure in the way they taste. You are a baking phenom.

  22. Kristen says

    January 4, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    These are the most perfect looking treats – gorgeous and tasty, both!

  23. Jaclyn says

    January 4, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    Gorgeous Naomi – as always =)! I wish I had time to make everything you post.

  24. Aimee @ Simple Bites says

    January 4, 2013 at 7:51 pm

    Decadent. Which is a word I hope will describe my (and yours) 2013. You’re certainly off to a great start, Naomi!

  25. Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

    January 4, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    So gorgeous and tempting! No other way but to give up to the temptation and make these. Like ASAP. Pinned!

  26. marla says

    January 4, 2013 at 8:25 pm

    These bars are absolutely stunning girl!!

  27. Judy Klein Romero says

    January 4, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    These look really great! Can’t wait to try your recipe. What is a “foil sling”?

  28. Judy Klein Romero says

    January 4, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    Sorry – I meant “sling foil”!!

  29. Jenny Flake says

    January 4, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    Unbelievably fabulous Naomi! xoxo

  30. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says

    January 4, 2013 at 11:32 pm

    These bars are beautiful! And the failed swirl is only noticeable since you pointed it out! It’s still amazing!

  31. Megan {Country Cleaver} says

    January 4, 2013 at 11:48 pm

    Let me pick my jaw up off the floor here for a moment… Holy frijollies!

  32. Leslie says

    January 5, 2013 at 12:50 am

    Ohhh many. Kit Kats are my favorite candy bar of alllll times. These might be quite dangerous for me to have around.

  33. Laura says

    January 5, 2013 at 7:16 am

    Oh my! Those look absolutely divine. Pinned and on my must try list for when the weather cools down a bit around here. 🙂

  34. Im At Home Baking says

    January 5, 2013 at 7:25 am

    These look amazing!

  35. Jacki comber says

    January 5, 2013 at 10:20 am

    Mmmmm wonder how they would go if I used TimTams instead go kit kats…

  36. Connie says

    January 5, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Please add me to your email list. I’d love to receive your blog!

  37. linda says

    January 5, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    BR is a beautiful site with exquisite baking executions & perfect photography…that makes me strive to greater heights. thank you for inspiring!

  38. [email protected] pineapple and coconut says

    January 5, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    Oh wow I like your idea of starting off the new years with these decadent bars!! I think the tops came out perfect even with the “imperfect” swirls peeking out!

  39. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says

    January 5, 2013 at 8:32 pm

    Oh my, these just look heavenly!! Kit Kats are one of my favorites, so I would go crazy for these!

  40. Carol says

    January 5, 2013 at 10:33 pm

    Looks delicious!

    Chocolate layer – use semi-sweet chocolate? Just to be sure

  41. Naomi says

    January 6, 2013 at 8:43 am

    Hi Connie- I don’t have an email subscribe yet. I will very soon though. The site will is going through a re-design and once completed, it will have that functionality.

  42. Naomi says

    January 6, 2013 at 8:44 am

    Jacki-Um, pretty awesome. Do it!

  43. Naomi says

    January 6, 2013 at 8:48 am

    Judy-To create foil sling, simply cover the pan with foil and make sure there is a two inch over hang on each slide. This allows for easy removal of the cheesecake from the pan.

  44. Jen @ Savory Simple says

    January 6, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    Naomi, you’re brilliant. These look divine!

  45. Katie | The Hill Country Cook says

    January 6, 2013 at 9:17 pm

    HEL-lo, Kit Kat is my middle name, add cheesecake? BOOM! Speechless. And how gorgeous it looks like Tiramisu!

  46. Melissa says

    January 7, 2013 at 2:19 am

    I love your style. Those look heavenly.

  47. christina @ ovenadventures says

    January 7, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    totally pinning this right now. you make everything look amazing.

  48. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says

    January 9, 2013 at 4:17 am

    Who cares about a failed swirl, those are gorgeous!

  49. Feli Nelson says

    January 8, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    Kit Kat Cheesecake bars – ah l’amour!

  50. Naomi says

    January 11, 2013 at 7:31 pm

    Carol it’s totally up to your preference, that’s why I didn’t specify it in the recipe.

  51. Pam says

    January 14, 2013 at 6:13 pm

    I found this on Pinterest , took one look and knew it was your recipe! I can hardly wait to try it.

  52. Brian @ A Thought For Food says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    That chocolate layer on top definitely takes this to the next level. And god forbid you had even more of these amazing bars to eat. Or you could send some to me. Just sayin’

  53. Jen @ Savory Simple says

    February 8, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    These look totally amazing

  54. Vicki says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:36 am

    Yeah they look nice in the photos.
    Except they got cemented to the pan. I had to break them out of there using a knife as if it was a pick axe. Not cool.

  55. Mary Beth Elderton says

    March 14, 2013 at 11:35 pm

    OMG! *pinned* *drool*

  56. Jordan says

    March 15, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    Making these for hubsters bday and can’t find dark cocoa powder anywhere! If is use only regular cocoa powder will they still be as divine?

  57. Mary Riley says

    March 15, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    I’m sorry,but these were not a hit. I made the recipe as directed . The crust was way too thick for an 8×8 pan. I use this much in a 13×9 pan. The cheesecake layer was too much dark cocoa powder. If I made it again I would use a regular cheesecake layer,not chocolate. I always say that there is no such thing as too much chocolate,but in this recipe it is very overpowering. Would try again with adjustments. 😉

  58. A says

    March 23, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Definitely not a hit. The graham cracker crust was way too thick and you couldnt taste the kit kats. It really wasn’t anything special. I won’t make this again.

  59. Wendy says

    April 3, 2013 at 12:18 am

    I tried these because they just look fabulous! I replaced your crust by a shortbread crust and used a NY Cheesecake recipe to which I just added some cocoa to get the matching brown colour… my topping was the other way round, I used vanilla frosting and created the pattern with melted dark chocolate (it didn’t look as neat as yours though)
    I’m just defending that recipe by saying that they turned out pretty good, we ate them all! (:

  60. Alex says

    April 18, 2013 at 11:59 am

    They look delicious – just wondering with the kit kats, do you use the 2 or 4 finger size bars?

  61. Debbie says

    June 18, 2013 at 4:31 pm

    Yes they will taste great. I couldn’t find it either, but made them anyway. Fantastic.

  62. Debbie says

    June 18, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    line your baking dish with foil, once baked and cooled you take the cheesecake bars out and cut. As stated in the recipe.

  63. Erin @ Making Memories says

    January 17, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    Oh my gosh! These look absolutely wonderful!!!

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