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Simple Milky Way Cheesecake Bars Recipe

November 15, 2013 by Jenn 45 Comments

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In an effort to rid the house of our massive amount of leftover Halloween candy, I’ve been scouring the internet for creative baking ideas. I cam across this Snickers Cheesecake Bars recipe, and as much as I love Snickers…I ate them all on Halloween. I did, however, have a ton of fun sized Milky Way leftover, so I just switched up the recipe a bit and came up with this Milky Way Cheesecake Bars Recipe!milky way cheesecake bars

I’m honestly a little shocked at how incredible they turned out! I’ve tried adding Milky Way to my brownies in the past and they always seem to turn into little pools of hard caramel…

I think the difference in the Milky Way Cheesecake Bars recipe is that they are serve chilled, so the denseness of the melted Milky Way bars blends beautifully with the rest of the bar.

And of course, like most of the recipes that I try, I added extra chocolate chips.

What can I say, I love chocolate! I have never been a huge fan of cheesecake, so the more chocolate involved, the bigger the likelihood that I will enjoy it.

If you love plain, old fashioned cheesecake just as it is, then you will probably like this Milky Way Cheesecake Bars Recipe without the additional chocolate chips.

You’ll also notice that I used a regular graham cracker crust for my cheesecake bars – you can use Oreo as per Sally’s original recipe, but I had graham crackers on hand and don’t usually buy store-bought cookies, so I wasn’t about to buy some just for this recipe. The star of this recipe is the creamy, cheesecakiness (that’s a word, right?), and the crust is really just an afterthought.

milky way cheesecake bars

Milky Way Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
5 tablespoons coconut oil (you can also use melted butter)
16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 egg
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups chopped Milky Way pieces
1/2 cup chocolate chips for the filling (I used dark chocolate chips)
1/4 cup chocolate chips for the topping
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips for the topping

Note: Like I said, I love chocolate chips…you can use just 1/2 a cup of chocolate chips in the filling and leave it at that, or you can add the additional chocolate chips on top – totally up to you! The photos in this post are with using everything I’ve listed in the ingredients.

milky way cheesecake bars

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Mix together the coconut oil – or melted butter, depending on what you used – and graham cracker crumbs and pat down into a 8×8 baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 minutes and then allow to cool while you prepare the filling.

For the filling: Beat cream cheese, egg, sugar, and vanilla extract together until smooth and creamy, it should take you two or three minutes. Mix in the Milky Way pieces and chocolate chips and pour over your cooled crust. Top with additional chocolate chips and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the cheesecake is firm and the edges are golden brown.

Cool for about 30 minutes and then refrigerate for at least an hour before serving. Just cut into bars and enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Anne - Mommy Has to Work says

    November 15, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    Those look amazing!! I could eat that right now!

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  2. Toni says

    November 15, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY You are so creative

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  3. Lisa - Between the Kids says

    November 15, 2013 at 2:53 pm

    Oh YUMMM!! I love the regular and mini chocolate chips! Just adds that dimension of awesomeness to this recipe!

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  4. Penelope says

    November 15, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    They not only sound tasty, they look so cool!

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  5. HilLesha says

    November 15, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    I usually don’t like Milky Way, but WOW! I can’t resist anything with cheesecake in the title. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  6. Donna says

    November 15, 2013 at 7:38 pm

    I love anything cheesecake! And those look divine!

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  7. Mellisa says

    November 15, 2013 at 8:57 pm

    These look amazing! I bet it would be a great dessert for Thanksgiving.

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  8. Stefanie says

    November 15, 2013 at 9:43 pm

    I don’t like Milky Way, but these bars look yummy!

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  9. Robin Gagnon says

    November 15, 2013 at 10:06 pm

    Yum, that is a combo I can get into… trying to cut back on sugar right now though ๐Ÿ™

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  10. Colleen says

    November 15, 2013 at 10:34 pm

    Your blog is dangerous, especially when one is trying to eat well LOL!!!!!

    Reply
  11. Tiff says

    November 16, 2013 at 12:08 am

    Milky way and cheesecake in the same sentence sounds dangerously delicious. Nom nom!!!

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  12. courtney says

    November 16, 2013 at 12:16 am

    Pretty and delicious !! Milky way is my favorite so I’d probably never have them leftover lol

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  13. mickey says

    November 16, 2013 at 1:42 am

    These sound amazing! I think the kids went through the Milky Ways first. Maybe I’ll try a different bar…?

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    • Jennifer Quillen says

      November 16, 2013 at 3:49 pm

      You can probably use any chocolate candy! The original recipe had Snickers, but I ate all of those. LOL!

      Reply
  14. Ty says

    November 16, 2013 at 1:50 am

    That looks deliciously good!

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  15. Leilani says

    November 16, 2013 at 3:02 am

    AHH! You combined my favorite chocolate bar and my favorite dessert. I totally need to try this!

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  16. Lolo says

    November 16, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    Oh my, these look great! Pinning for later.

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  17. Kathleen Bunn says

    November 18, 2013 at 12:19 am

    I saw these on Facebook when you posted them the other day and cursed you up and down. Just thought you should know. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  18. Shell Feis says

    November 18, 2013 at 3:37 am

    Those sound so good! Milky Ways are one of my favorite kinds of candy & I think it is SO cute having both big & mini chocolate chips!

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  19. Christy G says

    November 18, 2013 at 11:24 pm

    Yummy looking! I will have to make these for my boys! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  20. Filipino Christmas Recipes by trina says

    November 20, 2013 at 11:29 pm

    These cheesecake bars surely is heavenly! ๐Ÿ™‚ Looks so enticing, YUM!

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  21. Dorothy Teel says

    November 22, 2013 at 9:10 am

    THis sounds great and it does not seem to be that hard to make, I believe that we will try this for the holidays, as we all love cheesecake here and I love Milky Way bars, thanks for sharing

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  22. Meredith says

    November 22, 2013 at 11:01 am

    These look delicious. I can’t wait to try making them.

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  23. Erin says

    January 27, 2014 at 11:41 am

    They look absolutely wonderful!

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  24. Karen W says

    March 8, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    These sound scrumptious. Chocolate, caramel AND cheesecake? Wow, yum!
    I would love if you could stop by and share on my weekly recipe linky, Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen.

    http://totsandme.blogspot.com/2014/03/kids-and-mom-in-kitchen-75-oreo-frogs.html

    Have a great weekend

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  25. Melanie says

    March 8, 2014 at 11:38 pm

    These sounds absolutely amazing!

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  26. Sharon says

    March 9, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    a total milky way fan here, so your recipe immediately caught my eye !
    thx for sharing =)
    [create with joy linkup]

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  27. Chelsea says

    March 9, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    Oh my gosh talk about the BEST dessert ever! Totally drooling right now! Thanks for linking up to SNF ๐Ÿ™‚

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  28. lorraine williamson says

    March 10, 2014 at 10:13 am

    love this recipe will definitely have to make copying and pinning to make later thanks for sharing zen hugs all around.

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  29. Erin says

    March 10, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    These look sinfully delicious! I;m afraid I’d eat half the pan in one sitting!

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  30. Risa says

    March 11, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    These look delish – I have a thing for cheesecake..ok, I have a thing for dessert, period! These are definitely on my to-make list.

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  31. maria says

    March 11, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    These look amazing thanks for linking this recipe to Friday Frenzy. Did you know they came out with Milky way bites, no wrapping or cutting. Just posted a few recipes my self:)

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  32. Kathy Brown-Lowery says

    September 27, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    They look AMAZING but was wondering if the caramel from the candy bars gets rock hard since the bars are refrigerated?

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  33. heather @french press says

    October 30, 2014 at 10:27 pm

    searching for my milkyways now

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  34. Ginnie says

    November 1, 2014 at 9:26 pm

    Yum! I love anything with cheesecake, especially when you add chocolate chips … the more, the better;)

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  35. Mandee Thomas says

    November 1, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    Ah, these look so delicious! Pinning ๐Ÿ˜€

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  36. Michelle says

    November 3, 2014 at 10:16 am

    I’m not a big cheesecake person…unless it’s packed full of chocolate. This looks so good! Thank you for linking!

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  37. Michelle (The Ribbon Retreat) says

    November 3, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    Yummy! These look delicious! I can’t wait to give the a try! Thanks for sharing! PINNED!

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  38. Kayla says

    November 4, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    This looks soo delicious! I love the idea ๐Ÿ™‚

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  39. Cheri says

    November 5, 2014 at 11:00 am

    Thanks will try it!

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  40. Kim @ The Baking ChocolaTess says

    November 5, 2014 at 10:41 pm

    These bars look fabulous! ๐Ÿ™‚ Pinned and found these on Create and Share DIY and Share LInk Party! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  41. Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says

    November 6, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    Milky Way and Cheesecake are two of my favorites! What a perfect combo!! Thanks for linking up at SNF!

    Reply
  42. Love Keil (MunchkinTime) says

    November 7, 2014 at 12:06 pm

    Looks scrumptious!

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  43. Mandee Thomas says

    November 11, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    Oh my goodness, you are speaking to my Milky Way-lovin’ soul! I wanted to let you know that this post is being featured tonight at the Create & Share Link Party (7:00 PM MST)! Congratulations!!! Can’t wait to see what you share with us this week ๐Ÿ™‚ http://www.designsbymissmandee.com/

    Reply
  44. christina p says

    December 6, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    It looks yummy. I know this will be gobbled up in our holiday party! Thanks for the post!

    Reply

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