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These delicious Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars have an almond flour shortbread cookie crust, a vanilla cheesecake filling, a layer of low-carb cranberry sauce, and a pecan crumble topping. At 5 net carbs each, this is a decadent keto treat!

These delicious Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars have rich layers including an almond flour shortbread cookie crust, vanilla cheesecake, low carb cranberry sauce and a pecan crumble. At 5 net carbs each this is a decadent keto treat!

Okay, friends, I can officially confirm you are going to make it through the holidays just fine! I am on a mission to make easy and super delicious low-carb holiday recipes that are sure to replace your carb-filled favorites!

These Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars have perfect layers of shortbread crust, creamy vanilla cheesecake, tangy sugar-free cranberry sauce, and pecan crumble. And that isn’t even the best part.

These bars come in at 5 net carbs each for a substantial serving. If you like these cranberry cream cheese bars, you will love my Keto Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Bars too! 

These delicious Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars have rich layers including an almond flour shortbread cookie crust, vanilla cheesecake, low carb cranberry sauce and a pecan crumble. At 5 net carbs each this is a decadent keto treat!

Ingredients in Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

As with all of my keto recipes, I try to keep things really simple. I used one keto-friendly flour and sweetener. So, if you are new to keto baking, you don’t have to buy a ton of different ingredients.

For this keto cranberry bars recipe, you will need:

Are Cranberries Keto? 

Yes, cranberries are keto-friendly! They’re about 90% water and have a relatively low number of carbs. Plus, they’re high in fiber! 

How to Make Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

If you’ve never made keto cheesecake bars before, you’re in for a treat! This is one of my all-time favorite keto cranberry recipes, and I know you’ll love it too. 

  1. Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with foil or parchment paper, allowing the liner to overhang on the edges so you can easily lift your entire batch of cranberry cheesecake bars right out of the pan.
  2. Make the crust: Stir together the melted butter, almond flour, and sweetener to form a soft buttery crust.
  3. Lightly press the dough into an even layer in the bottom of the pan and bake for 7 minutes at 350 degrees F.
  4. Prepare the layers: The cheesecake layer is just cream cheese, an egg yolk, confectioners Swerve (or Monk Fruit), and vanilla extract. I prefer to use my small blender/food processor for this step.
  5. Make the pecan crumble topping: Add butter, almond flour and pecans to a small food processor and pulse until the mixture is course and butter has broken up. 
  6. Assemble & bake the bars: After pre-baking the crust for 7 minutes remove it from the oven and allow it to cool a few minutes.
  7. Top the crust with the cheesecake layer, then top with the low-carb cranberry sauce.
  8. Sprinkle the topping over the cranberry layer and bake 20 minutes. 

Allow the bars to cool completely before slicing. For clean slices, place the bars in the freezer for a few minutes prior to slicing. 

These delicious Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars have rich layers including an almond flour shortbread cookie crust, vanilla cheesecake, low carb cranberry sauce and a pecan crumble. At 5 net carbs each this is a decadent keto treat!

How to Store Cheesecake Bars

Place the cheesecake bars in an airtight container and refrigerate up to a week. If you’d like to freeze these, they will last 1-2 months.

To freeze, tightly wrap each individual bar in plastic wrap. To prevent freezer burn, wrap in a layer of foil as well. When ready to thaw, let the cheesecake bars sit at room temperature for 2-4 hours or in the refrigerator overnight.

Net Carbs in These Bars

These bars come in at 5 net carbs if you slice them into 12 equal portions. Not too bad for a four-layer bar dessert, huh? I actually prefer to slice them into even smaller portions since I don’t have a major sweet tooth and the net carbs come to about 2.5.

These delicious Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars have rich layers including an almond flour shortbread cookie crust, vanilla cheesecake, low carb cranberry sauce and a pecan crumble. At 5 net carbs each this is a decadent keto treat!

Tips & Tricks for the BEST Keto Cheesecake Bars

  • Allow the crust to cool completely before adding the cheesecake layers. It is a soft, buttery crust and if you spread the cold cheesecake over the warm crust before it cools and sets, your crust will tear. 
  • For the best cheesecake texture, use room temperature cream cheese and eggs. 
  • Line the bottom of the pan and allow the parchment paper to hang over the sides. After bars have cooled, lift the entire batch out by carefully pulling up the liner.
  • For pretty, clean slices, place in the freezer for 15 minutes before slicing.

More Keto Holiday Desserts: 


Other Easy Keto Recipes

If you are new to Keto try my favorite Sausage Egg and Cheese Bites, they contain less than one net carb per bite and they are perfect for meal prep! One of my favorite easy low carb dinners is this One Pan Cabbage Casserole. It is so easy, cheesy and delicious and it has less than 9 net carbs per serving.

Some other favorites, Keto Chocolate Cookies, Pimento Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Peppers and Sausage and Cream Cheese Pinwheels! 

Yield: 12

Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

These delicious Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars have rich layers including an almond flour shortbread cookie crust, vanilla cheesecake, low carb cranberry sauce and a pecan crumble. At 5 net carbs each this is a decadent keto treat!

These delicious Keto Cranberry Cheesecake Bars have rich layers including an almond flour shortbread cookie crust, vanilla cheesecake, low carb cranberry sauce and a pecan crumble. At 5 net carbs each this is a decadent keto treat!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 1/4 cup almond flour
  • 2 tablespoons Keto friendly confectioners sweetener such as Swerve or Monkfruit
  • Cheesecake Layer
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/3 cup Keto friendly confectioners sweetener such as Swerve or Monkfruit
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • Cranberry Layer
  • 1 cup Low carb Cranberry Sauce (recipe linked below)
  • Pecan Crumble Layer
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup pecans
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1 tablespoon Keto friendly confectioners sweetener such as Swerve or Monkfruit

Instructions

For the Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line an 8x8 pan with foil or parchment paper.
Combine the melted butter, almond flour and swerve in a small bowl and press into the foil lined pan.
Prebake crust for 7 minutes, it should not be firm just slightly beginning to brown around the edges.
Remove crust and allow it to cool.

For the Vanilla Cheesecake Layer:

Using an electric mixer or small blender combine the cream cheese, egg yolk, sweetener and vanilla extract until smooth.

Spread the cheesecake layer evenly over the crust.

For the Cranberry Layer:

Spread the prepared low carb cranberry sauce over the cheesecake mixture.

For the Pecan Crumble:

Combine the butter, almond flour, pecans and sweetener in a small blender or food processor and pulse until it resembles a crumb like mixture.

Sprinkle over the cranberry layer.

Bake 18-20 minutes until the top is lightly browned.
Allow bars to cool completely before slicing.

Notes

Place the bars in the freezer for 15 minutes before slicing to get nice clean slices.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1 bar
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 276Total Fat: 21.1gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 66.6mgCarbohydrates: 6.6gNet Carbohydrates: 5.1gFiber: 1.5gSugar: 2.4gProtein: 4.3g
© Annie
Cuisine: Keto / Category: Dessert

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Comments

  3. Tisha says

    Definitely don’t have to be following Keto to jump on this delicious parade! These look incredible and so perfect for the holiday season!

    • admin says

      Hi Jessica! Yes sure can! 🙂 You just need to make the large batch of the cranberry sauce from the recipe I link to fit the 9×13 pan.

  6. Kathy says

    Have you ever used a different flour instead of almond? I can’t use almond flour, any suggestions?

  7. Tori says

    Wow. Just wow. Made these bars like recipe. I did add a squirt of Splenda and a squirt of monk fruit. They were amazing! No hint of bitterness. None. Just sweet, tart, creamy deliciousness. I will definitely take this to the next Christmas party. So good!

  8. Valerie says

    The bars were great. But I put pecan flour with some almond flour for the crust. Next time I might make the cheese cake part thicker.

  9. Siena Van Brabant says

    This recipe was a hit with out keto and non-keto family members. I only had 1/2 cup of the cranberry sauce leftover from a previous dinner, so I added 2c frozen blueberries to the cranberry sauce, and microwaved the mixture until the blueberries were no longer frozen. Stirred the mixture and put that onto the cheesecake layer. I used a 9×9 pan (don’t have an 8×8). Still baked it for 30 minutes in my convection oven. Super easy to make and even easier to eat!

  11. Norma Erickson says

    NEVER DID SEE THE RECIPE FOR THE CRANBERRY SAUCE YOU MENTIONED FOR THE CRANBERRY CHEESE CAKE BARS

  12. Joy says

    Hi! How do you store these? Also, I am thinking of making them a day before the party and refrigerating overnight. Do you think they are better fresh? Because I can make them the same day if you think so.

    • Annie says

      Hi Joy, these need to be refrigerated. You can certainly make them one day in advance and they will hold up great, I think these are best eaten within 3 days. I hope you enjoy! 🙂

  13. Becky says

    Wow! These are delicious bars! I made them exactly as the recipe stated, using Swerve confectioners sugar. They set up beautifully and taste amazing. Thanks so much for your hard work giving us fantastic recipes!

  14. Joanie says

    Wow, these are amazing! I’ve been keto-ing for almost 4 years, and this recipe is one of the best I’ve ever tried. Eat with your eyes closed good!!!!

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