Where’s my sweatshirt?! Are you kidding me? It’s cold! I know it’s September, but, technically, we still have 4 more days of Summer. Which means that I can still share a summer treat. Although a S’more is also a Fall treat; bonfires, plaid shirts, hoodies, guitars, toasted marshmallows… Okay, so when I put it that way, the cold weather doesn’t sound too bad. In fact, I like it. But then I have to think about what’s to follow; snow, ice, cold cold weather. Blah! Lets not talk about that.
Wanna know the real reason for making these S’mores Cheesecake Bars ? Well, I’ll tell you anyways. One word – Blowtorch. Or Kitchen Torch. Yeah. I got a new one and I had to use it. Could have made a crème brulee, too, but a s’more is way better. Especially a frozen one since it was close to 90 degrees last week, the day that I made these bars.
You may have noticed that I have a special relationship with frozen treats. I will take ice cream over cake, I will take frozen pie over apple pie, and I will also take a frozen cheesecake over a New York cheesecake. Even if it’s not frozen-treats-season; that’s what home-use ice cream machines were made for.
Did you see? I used colored marshmallows! I think they are cuter. You can go ahead and use the plain, white, boring ones.
Also, my husband ate the Hershey’s bars that I had bought specifically for this dessert. So, instead of the chocolate bars, I used the next best thing; chocolate chips. It is what it is. He is a chocoholic in every sense of the word. If there’s no chocolate in the dessert, he’s not eating it.
Ingredients
- 2 (8 oz.) packages of cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 (8 oz.) tub Cool Whip, softened
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup chocolate chips , finely chopped
- 14 to 16 Honey Graham Crackers , divided
- 4 ounces (half jar) Marshmallow Fluff
Instructions
- Put the cream cheese in a large mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer until smooth.
- Add in the powdered sugar and continue to mix until incorporated.
- Mix in the Cool Whip and vanilla; beat until no lumps appear.
- Fold in the miniature marshmallows and chopped chocolate chips.
- Line a 9x9 pan with aluminum foil leaving an overhang on opposite sides to lift the bars out.
- Layer about 7 to 8 graham crackers to the bottom of the pan, breaking them as needed to fit.
- Pour the cheesecake mixture over the graham crackers, and smooth it out with a spatula.
- Layer the rest of the graham crackers on top.
- Chill in the freezer for 4 hours, or over night.
- Spread the marshmallow fluff on top, smooth it out with a spatula.
- Toast it with a kitchen torch, optional, or garnish with chopped chocolate chips.
- Cut and serve.
- Refrigerate any leftovers.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
…saw you post these in our fb group – HAD to come check them out. cheesecake is my very favorite thing, I need to make these soon!
hehe 🙂 Thanks, Kristina!! These are so good! My dad always asks me to make it for him. 🙂
I’m so jealous of your cold:) these are the most fun end of summer treat and they look so good, Kate:) xx
Totally loving these…they look super delicious, and I love the colored marshmallows too! I don’t know if it is just psychological or not, but to me they taste different! 🙂
holy smokes!! this looks absolutely terrific, kate! s’mores and cheesecake is such a divine combination!
I love s’mores and the addition of cheese takes it to a totaly different dimension….i had been missing out on a lot of foodies ever since foodbuzz went off…u were one of them…happy to have found u 🙂
That is the Kitchen toy I so need! What a perfect treat to make, and It looks so freaking awesome! Hugs, Terra
This looks way too tempting, I don’t know how I could eat just one!
Talk about uncanny timing..I was just ogling your peanut butter cookies and these S;more cheescake bars and suddenly there you are on my blog! I’m glad you found me…I changed the name from Parsley,, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives to Parsley, Sage and Sweet because the former was just too long! Now..I need to pin some of your goodies!!
I’m proud to say I am a owner of blow torch but not so proud to say I’ve never used it yet!! This sounds delicious!!! It’s getting cold here too and this sure sounds very comforting on cold days!
You’ve got my attention… any my kid’s attention too. 🙂 I love the ingredients. 🙂 I must make these with my kids now. 🙂
Mmmmmmm….these look marvelous, Kate! And tomorrow will be even colder…ugh. I think it’s time to fire up the oven 🙂
How much fun are those!?! I want a whole dozen to myself please!
Oh my…this sounds so good, Kate! S’mores and cheesecake in one treat is truly irresistible!
Oh yum! I could eat the whole pan!