Moist Ube Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Moist ube cheesecake bars that tastes so delicious and not too sweet, a perfect combination of ube and cheesecake that will satisfy your sweet cravings.
Equipment
- 7"x11" Baking pan
- Parchment / Baking paper
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Electric mixer or whisk
Ingredients
Ube batter:
- ½ cup melted butter
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup ube halaya or ube jam
- 1 tablespoon ube flavoring
- 1 and ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Cream cheese batter:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, full fat at room temperature
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence/ extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 °C/ 350 °F. Line baking pan with parchment paper and grease. Set aside.
- Prepare the ube batter: In a large bowl, combine melted butter and sugar. Beat until well combined. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in ube halaya/ jam and ube extract. Whisk until well blended.
- Place a colander over the mixing bowl and combine flour, baking powder and salt. Sift then stir using a spatula and a mixer just until combined. Do not overmix. Reserve about 1/3 cup cake batter and set aside.
- Pour the cake batter onto the prepared pan. Spread evenly then set aside.
- Prepare the cream cheese batter: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until it becomes creamy. Combine the sugar and beat well. Add the egg and vanilla extract. Beat until mixture becomes smooth. Pour cream cheese mixture over the ube cake batter and spread evenly.
- Randomly place a small amount of the ube cake mixture all over the cream cheese batter. Drag a clean toothpick or bamboo skewer through the cake batter to get a pretty swirl.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until the top is nearly set. Cool completely before cutting into squares.
- Serve and enjoy!
