Happy Valentine’s Day! Thinking about making a delicious dessert for your special someone? May I suggest a layer of sweet graham cracker topped with creamy, subtle cappuccino cheesecake? A dollop of whipped cream seals the deal.
If your Valentine isn’t a cheesecake fan, you might try one of my favorites from the past year. These choices should satisfy any sweet-tooth: Oatmeal Cream Pies, Milky Way Chocolate Tart, Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream, Fudgy Chocolate Tart.
Cappuccino Cheesecake Bars
If you don’t have instant herbal coffee you can substitute instant espresso powder in it’s place. Adapted from Bon Appetit. Serves 8
9 whole graham crackers (whole wheat recipe or gluten free recipe)
2 tablespoons maple sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled, diced
1 1/2 teaspoons instant herbal coffee (I like Dandy Blend)
5 teaspoons instant herbal coffee
1 tablespoon plus 1 cup heavy cream, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese
2/3 cup maple sugar
1 large egg
Preheat oven to 350ºF and adjust rack to medium position. Oil and then line an 11×7-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Place graham crackers and whole cane sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until crackers are finely ground. Add butter and herbal coffee and pulse until crumbs are moist and stick together. Reserve 1/2 cup crumbs and set aside. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes until golden.
Stir together herbal coffee, 1 tablespoon cream and vanilla in a small bowl. Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until creamy. Add whole cane sugar and beat until blended. Beat in coffee mixture and egg.
Spread filling evenly over crust. Bake for 20-25 minutes until set. Chill uncovered until cold and firm, at least 3 hours.
Beat 1 cup cream until stiff peaks form. Serve cut bars with a dollop of whipped cream and sprinkle with crumb mixture.
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I rave about myself every night at the dinner table, “Honey, can you believe I made this??” And it’s all thanks to you!! (and teaching me that organic butter is welcomed and embraced! No more fat free, yay!!
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Oh my gosh Carrie- these looks so incredible! I love coffee. And cheesecake. Together, they must be heaven.
Oh yum!! What a treat!
those look perfect! Cream cheese + coffee go perfect together.
And can I ask what you use for your “print recipe” option? I like the look of yours better than some others I’ve seen, and I’m hoping to have mine printable soon. Thanks so much!
Thomas (who designed my site) used a plug-in for my “print recipe” option but I don’t know what kind it is. Here is his site: http://www.tcdawsondesigns.com hopefully he can help!
Hmmm…decadent!
You are the whole foods dessert queen… it’s official.
Hope you had a nice trip! I almost called you yesterday just to check in, but then I remembered you were probably still traveling! Let’s catch-up soon…
Molly
I do not know many people who do not like cheesecake. Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your lovely family!
Carrie, this gal would take cheesecake like this any day. All of the other treats you have here are looking mighty tasty too. Hope you are having a great Valentine’s Day!
You just can’t get any better than coffee and cheesecake. Absolutely divine!
You’re killing me here with all of the pictures. I had completely decided “no more sweets” after a slightly decadent V-day. I just might need to squeeze the cheesecake in though. And I love the color scheme of your pictures!
Really, really yum! This looks absolutely irresistible!
I stumbled upon your blog and I totally enjoy Reading it! This cheesecake looks good! I’m pretty sure u enjoyed your valentines day:) will certainly be coming back for more!
These look absolutely amazing! I have not made cheesecake anything in years- but these are inspiring!
These look fabulous!
“Dreamy” is the word that pops to mind. The bar looks just lovely floating above those light linens!
I have a really stupid question. For both of the listings for herbal coffee, do I make coffee or just use the grains of coffee? Sorry not sure and was planning on making recipe tomorrow….Thanks, Jen
You need to use instant herbal or regular coffee (the kind that instantly dissolves in liquid). I use Dandyblend herbal coffee, but espresso powder would work just as well.
This is a very delicious recipe…..not only for valentine’s day…:)
Thank you!
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