Here’s a simple and delicious recipe for Cream Cheese Custard Bars—smooth, creamy, and perfect for dessert lovers.
🍰 Cream Cheese Custard Bars
🧾 Ingredients
Crust:
- 1½ cups crushed biscuits (digestive or graham crackers)
- ½ cup melted butter
- 2 tbsp sugar (optional)
Custard filling:
- 250 g cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
🍳 Instructions
1. Prepare the crust
- Mix crushed biscuits, melted butter, and sugar
- Press firmly into a lined baking tray (8×8 inch)
- Chill in fridge for 10–15 minutes
2. Make the custard filling
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth
- Add sugar, eggs, milk, cornflour, and vanilla
- Mix until creamy and lump-free
3. Bake
- Pour mixture over crust
- Bake at 170°C (340°F) for 30–35 minutes
- Center should be slightly wobbly but set
4. Cool & set
- Let it cool completely
- Refrigerate for 3–4 hours (best overnight)
5. Slice
- Cut into neat bars or squares
- Serve chilled
🍽️ Serving ideas
- Dust with icing sugar
- Add fruit topping (strawberries, blueberries)
- Drizzle with caramel or chocolate sauce
💡 Tips
- Don’t overbake or it will crack
- Use room-temperature cream cheese for smooth texture
- Chill fully for clean slices
🟢 Bottom line
These bars are a rich, creamy dessert with a soft custard layer and crunchy biscuit base—easy to make and great for gatherings.
If you want, I can also give you a no-bake version of cream cheese custard bars (even easier and faster).
