Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients:

Crust

  • 1 stick of butter melted
  • 1 1/4 cup almond flour
  • 2 Tbsp swerve confectioners sugar

Cheesecake Filling

  • 2 8oz packages of cream cheese softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup swerve confectioners sugar
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup of lilly’s sugar free chocolate chips

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Line an 8×8 pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and lightly spray with cooking oil.
  3. Combine butter, almond flour, and swerve. Mix well.
  4. Spread crust into pan and bake for 10min.
  5. Meanwhile, combine cream cheese, egg, vanilla, and powdered swerve into a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until combined.
  6. Fold in chocolate chips.
  7. Evenly spread cheesecake filling into the pan and top with more chocolate chips.
  8. Bake for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick is inserted into the center and comes out clean.
  9. Let cool completely.
  10. Remove from pan and cut into squares.
  11. Store in the refrigerator in an air tight container.

** I used lilly’s salted caramel chocolate chips and topped with sugar free salted caramel syrup. Feel free to use whatever you prefer!