Need an easy dessert to satisfy that sweet tooth? These Peanut Butter Nutella Cheesecake Bars are easy to make, taste delicious, and look impressive.
99 % of the time we get asked to bring a dessert to any picnic, I will usually make up a pan of cheesecake bars. Of course they always look different.
Sometimes I add brownies to the bottom, sometimes they end up as mini cheesecake muffins, or sometimes I swirl different colors all over the top for fun.
I just puffy heart love cheesecake! In all shapes and forms. Of course this love has caused me to become some different shapes and sizes too 🙂
These cheesecake bars actually had no reason to be made.
You see I have this bad habit of eating spoonfuls of peanut butter and Nutella whenever I get a craving for something sweet. One small spoonful of these together usually does the trick.
Except for this day.
All of a sudden I couldn't stop thinking of different ways to use both in a recipe. As soon as I thought cheesecake bars, it was all over. Thank goodness my kitchen cupboards resemble a mini grocery store. I had all the ingredients on hand to whip up a pan of these decadent bars.
The cheesecake bars start with an easy crust. Crush up cream filled cookies into fine crumbs. You can use a food processor or a plastic bag and any wooden spoon or mallet. Go ahead and leave the cream filling in the cookies. It makes the crust taste great and helps it stay together better. Add a little bit of butter and press it into the bottom of a pan. Set it aside.
Start with softened cream cheese. I like to get my cream cheese out an hour or two before making something with it. If you forget this step, no worries. Remove the foil wrapper and place it on a microwave safe plate. Cut the cream cheese into cubes and microwave it for 20-30 seconds. Be careful not to over heat it.
Cream the cream cheese and the rest of the filling ingredients until it is smooth and creamy. Pour it gently onto the prepared crust. Now comes the fun part.
Heat the Nutella in the microwave until it is creamy and spreadable. Spoon it into a Ziplock baggie and cut one corner off. Gently drizzle lines of Nutella all over the top of the cheesecake. Then take a knife and very carefully swirl the top. Try to keep the knife from disturbing the crust on the bottom of the pan.
The hardest part of this recipe is the wait time. Cheesecake always needs to set up and cool down after baking. I recommend baking any kind of cheesecake the night before. That way it has time to chill over night. Plus, then you can start the day with cheesecake for breakfast. Oh, maybe that's the reason I'm turning into other shapes and sizes 🙂
More delicious peanut butter and Nutella treats to enjoy:
Peanut Butter Nutter Butter Brownie Bars
Lindsay @ The Live-In Kitchen
I'm not a huge cheesecake fan, but these look absolutely lovely! I would definitely reach for this dessert at a picnic!
Chels R.
I'm drooling! I wish I had one right now, but I spent all last week eating sugar and other things I shouldn't of been eating so I'm trying to take it easy this week. Probably won't work out well for me in the end, lol! I'll cave!
Christie - Food Done Light
Why have I never thought to mix peanut butter and nutella? Where have I been? These cheesecake bars look so incredibly delicious.
Shae
This looks amazing I really wish I could eat nutella! I wonder if you could sub anything for it?
Jocelyn Brubaker
You can't eat Nutella? That's so sad to hear. Can you do any kind of chocolate or spread? Hershey's has a chocolate spread similar to Nutella. You can also melt chocolate chips and drizzle those on top or sprinkle them on the cheesecake batter for an even easier way to do it. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Taylor @ greens & chocolate
We are always asked to bring dessert too! Actually we have a BBQ this weekend that I need a dessert for...these look like they would definitely be a crowd pleaser!
Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com
Hey, my cupboards resemble a grocery store too! Annoying when stuff falls down every time I open them up, but so useful when last-minute cravings strike! Love the combination of Nutella and PB--these look fab!
Julie Henriksen
These images are making me go crazy! Looks so good!
Peanutbutter nutella cheesecake... Can't go wrong with that!
marcie
These look incredible, and I love the flavor combination! That Nutella swirl is calling my name!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
I love these bars! I love all your cheesecake bars. I want to come to your picnics. 🙂
Kayla
This looks sooo good right now! I love the fudgey-ness of it, and cheesecake with nutella seems like the perfect combination 🙂
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
I am DROOLING over these cheesecake bars! Nutella makes everything better, but combined with cheesecake is amazing! Pinned!
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking
So funny -- I'm the same way about cheesecake too! I always have to make it the night before to avoid peeking into the fridge all day long to check, "Is it done yet? How about now? It's been 3 more minutes.... Now is it ready?" I'm the worst! And I actually just baked a fruit cheesecake tonight... Great minds think alike! 😉 I absolutely adore PB and nutella, so what if we trade a slice for a slice??
Chloe @ foodlikecake
These look amazing!
Mir
Someday when I'm really old and I'm ready, I want to go eating these. Because then I will be totally happy! Sorry if that sounded weird. But you know, these bars are the epitome of awesome!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen
I often start my day with whatever has had to chill from the night before. Then it's like the rest of the day is shot to hell. Oh well. LOL I love peanut butter and nutella and cheesecake so I know I would devour these, some of the best desserts are made for no reason at all!!
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting
Peanut Butter AND Nutella? YUM!! You know I love a good cheesecake bar!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
They look incredible! That thick cheesecake layer has got to be so good! I have a Nutella recipe up today too. I need to make these with the rest of my jar! pinned
Librarian Lavender
I love anything with nutella in it and this recipe looks really good! I can imagine it's hard to wait to eat these!
Sarah E
Those look too good to be true - my goodness! Can't wait to try this recipe - pinned and stumbled 🙂
Vicki Bensinger
Wow these look fantastic! I hope your family realizes how fortunate they are. You're always creating incredibly luscious desserts.