Like many people, my husband + I watched the Super Bowl this past Sunday. Even though it was just the two of us (Baby was already asleep), I still wanted to cook some tasty football-watching food to make the evening feel special. I had a big pot of Beef + Three Bean Chili simmering, and knew we needed some sort of sweet treat, too. I had a hankering for cheesecake, so I debated making either Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars, or Raspberry-Swirl Cheesecake Bars, but in the end, I decided to try a new-to-me-dessert: Skinny Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars.
And y’all, they turned out SO wonderful! They are so creamy, rich, + flavorful, you’d absolutely never guess that they’re a lightened-up recipe, with a mere 130 calories per bar. With a buttery, crumbly graham cracker base + a smooth, creamy, thick cheesecake layer packed full of tasty chocolate chips, these are perfection! My husband raved about how fantastic they were, and I loved them because they were delicious, waistline-friendly, AND super simple to make. All in all, a fantastic cheesecake bar recipe that I’ll definitely be putting on regular rotation in my kitchen!
Skinny Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
makes 16 bars, adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction
Ingredients
For the crust:
5-6 full-sheet graham crackers (or 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs)
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted + cooledFor the filling:
8 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, softened (do not use fat free)
3/4 cup plain greek yogurt
2 egg whites
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup mini chocolate chipsDirections
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line a 8×8 baking dish with aluminum foil or parchment paper, leaving a slight overhang (for easier removal of the bars). Set aside.
Make the crust: Using a food processor or blender, pulverize the graham crackers into fine crumbs. Combine with the melted butter in a medium bowl, mixing until the crumbs are well-moistened. Press into an even layer on the prepared baking dish. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven, and set aside while you prepare the filling.
Make the filling: Using a hand-mixer, or in the bowl of a stand-mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the softened cream cheese for about 1 minute, until smooth. Add in the greek yogurt, egg whites, sugar, and flour, and beat for about 3 minutes, until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Add in the lemon juice and vanilla, and beat for 1 additional minute. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Spread the filling on top of the baked crust, and bake for 25 minutes, covering the cheesecake bars at the 20-minute mark with aluminum foil to prevent browning. After baking, allow to cool for 20 minutes at room temperature, then chill completely in the refrigerator for at least three hours. Once chilled, lift the foil/parchment paper out of the pan and cut into squares.
Bars will keep for about a week in the refrigerator.
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These look great! And I clicked on your link to the raspberry cheesecake bars, and now I’m dying to try those! Hard to believe that something low fat could taste so good.
YUM! These look so delicious. No one would ever guess they are”skinny”.
These look perfect!!! Love your healthy twist
Can’t wait to make these!
I am pinning this one – it sounds so good and I love that its a skinny recipe!
Looks divine- loving skinny cheesecake bars at the moment
these are to die for. thanks for sharing. I have to make these maybe in the form of pie or something so I can dig right in 😛
These look incredible Amy! Love that they are skinny and sound so easy to make! The chocolate chips sound wonderful in here and love that bars are so much easier to serve
Chocolate chips and cheesecake, a match made in heaven! I cant wait to try these!
Ooh, I love that they’re reduced calorie. They sure don’t look like it!
Mmm, less calories mean I can eat the whole tray right? 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
these look awesome, amy! i haven’t had cheesecake in way too long. yum!
That sure is a great way to indulge guilt free! Awesome!
So a skinny version means I can eat more right?
Abso-flippin-lutely, Leah!
I love cheesecake and these do look delicious! Awesome that it’s actually a lightened up version, too!
These look awesome! Your Super Bowl Sunday sounds way more productive than mine…all I managed was to contribute a huge pile of homemade guacamole to a friend’s party.
Lately, I’ve been feeling like I need to get back into baking…I just don’t like all the calories. This definitely might be just what I needed to help motivate me. Pinned!
I hear ya, sister! I’m trying to watch the calories myself, so I’ve been trying to bake healthier treats lately. Hope this helps motivate ya! =)
Oooh these wonderful bars look anything but skinny! Love the chocolate chips peeking through the top layer in the overhead shot. I bet these taste amazing!!
These look awesome and I love the idea to use some yogurt in the filling! I love cheesecake, especially with some chocolate
l love cheesecake and it’s skinny!? Well, that means more for me!
“skinny” means I can eat double the amount and not feel guilty- hooray!!
Cheesecake gets me every time! These bars look delicious and not an ounce of skinny. Love.
Go Seahawks!
#troll 😉
Amy, you’ve made Sally’s bars look so delicious! Well done. I could go for these right now.
These are lovely! They look so delicious…I would never guess they were “skinny!” Thank you for sharing, sweet friend!
Hi, Everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! With the holidays approaching so quickly, I’ve been looking for new recipes to try out, and am sharing one with you today! I’ve seen these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars all over Pinterest and they sounded so delicious I just had to give them a try! Two of my favorite desserts (cheesecake and chocolate chip cookies) combined into one delicious dessert?! Sounds good to me! And they turned out just as good as they sounded! A graham cracker crust layered with a layer or vanilla flavored cheesecake topped with a gooey chocolate chip cookie dough layer!
WOW this looks SO amazing
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Does anyone have any nutrition information on this scrumtious looking recipe
I confess I’ve never calculated the nutrition info myself, but here’s the info from the original recipe source! 128 calories per bar, when you cut them into 16 bars. Here’s the individual calories for each ingredient. If you add up and divide by 16, it should come to 128 calories per bar! =) 5 sheets low fat Graham crackers = 350
2 Tbsp butter = 200
8 ounces light cream cheese = 560
3/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt = 105
1/4 cup granulated sugar = 194
2 Tbsp flour = 56
2 egg whites = 34
lemon juice = 0
vanilla extract = o
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips = 560
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