Oreo Lovers Unite: How to Make Oreo Cheesecake Bars

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia reduces calories, while brown sugar adds moisture

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate chunks

Dark chocolate has less sugar and more antioxidants

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

Place 30 Oreo cookies in a food processor and pulse until finely ground.

Add 1/4 cup melted salted butter to the ground cookies and pulse until well combined.

Transfer the mixture to a prepared pan lined with heavy-duty foil and press evenly into the bottom.

Bake the crust in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes until set.

In a large bowl, combine 24 oz softened cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, 3/4 cup sour cream, 3 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Beat the mixture with an electric mixer on high for about 3 minutes until well combined and smooth.

Coarsely crush the remaining Oreo cookies in a resealable bag using a rolling pin or something heavy.

Reserve 1/2 cup of the crushed cookies for topping the cheesecake.

Fold the remaining crushed cookies into the cheesecake batter.

Pour the batter evenly over the pre-baked crust and smooth the top if necessary.

Sprinkle the reserved 1/2 cup of cookie crumbs on top of the batter.

Bake in the same preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes until the center appears set with a slight jiggle.

Let the cheesecake cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 2 hours until completely cool.

Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Lift the uncut bars out of the pan using the foil and cut into bars for serving.

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