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Don’t miss these easy and delicious Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars. They’re so good and did I mention under 225 calories? Give them a try!
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
These chocolate chip cheesecake bars may be light on calories but are anything but light on taste! They are packed with protein and right around 210 calories per serving.
You’ll want to save some calories or do an extra workout to fit these into your daily calorie goal. Yum, yum!!
Menu Planning Note: You can also find this recipe in Week 11 of the Low Calorie Menu Plan!
Ingredients Needed:
- graham cracker crumbs
- butter
- low-fat cream cheese
- Greek yogurt
- egg whites
- sugar
- flour
- lemon juice
- vanilla extract
- mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
How Do you Make Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars?
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch baking dish with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Then be sure to leave an overhang on all sides to easily lift out of pan.
In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together. Press into pan and bake 8 minutes. Allow to cool while preparing filling.
Beat cream cheese 1 minute using an electric mixer.
Beat in yogurt, and add your egg whites, sugar and flour until mixture is smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add lemon juice and vanilla and beat an additional 1 minute until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spread the cheesecake filling over crust. Bake 25 minutes, covering with aluminum foil after 20 minutes to prevent browning.
Nearly cool completely for about 20 minutes to room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Lift out of the pan and cut into squares to serve.
Tips for making these cheesecake bars:
You’ll want to be sure and line your baking pan with either aluminum foil or parchment paper.
I prefer to use parchment paper. When you leave a bit hanging over the edges you can easily lift out the bars after cooling. This makes for easier cutting of the bars too. 🙂
To keep the calories lower than regular cheesecake we’ve used 0% plain Greek yogurt and the 1/3 less fat cream cheese.
It’s important to let the cheesecake bars cool in the refrigerator at least 3 hours before cutting or serving. These are perfect to make the day before so they have plenty of time to cool and they hold up wonderfully.
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
- ¾ cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 Tbsps butter, melted
- 8 oz block low-fat cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup 0% plain Greek yogurt
- 2 large egg whites
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 Tbsps flour
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 ½ tsps vanilla extract
- ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch baking dish with aluminum foil or parchment paper, leaving an overhang on all sides to easily lift out of pan.
- In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together. Press into pan and bake 8 minutes. Allow to cool while preparing filling.
- Beat cream cheese 1 minute using an electric mixer. Beat in yogurt, egg whites, sugar and flour until mixture is smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add lemon juice and vanilla and beat an additional 1 minute until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Spread filling over crust. Bake 25 minutes, covering with aluminum foil after 20 minutes to prevent browning.
- Cool 20 minutes, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Lift out of the pan and cut into squares to serve.
Nutrition
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