These perfectly balanced sweet and salty Filipino Cheese Bars are so easy to prepare and can be enjoyed as a snack, dessert or side dish.
Why you'll love this recipe
- Filling and Tasty Snack
- Only a 8 ingredients needed
- Easy to make and ready in 20 minutes
Filipino Cheese Bars
This easy and delicious homemade cheese bars are made with only 8 ingredients. The main ingredient is the cheese, I mean who doesn't love cheese? This recipe uses cheddar cheese and that cheesy flavour balances the sweetness of the bars.
Cheese Bars are my all time favourite and bring back lot of memories of childhood. When I was in College these bars were my go-to snacks pair with my hot coffee, I would dip it in the coffee. Weird right? But you should try it. The cafeteria in school had the best recipe in town.
In the Philippines you often see them in a triangle size. But this recipe is a thicker bar version. The best thing, is you can add more cheese for extra cheesy flavour. Yummy!
You may notice the batter are thicker but that's okay that's how these cheese bars are made.
Ingredients Needed
Ingredient Notes
- flour: this recipe uses All Purpose Flour.
- cheese: shredded cheddar cheese.
- butter: unsalted butter.
- sugar: granulated white sugar.
- eggs: about 2 eggs.
Step-by-step Instructions
Step 1. Preheat oven at 350 F. Lightly grease baking pan and line parchment paper.
Step 2. Beat butter and sugar using electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Step 3. Add eggs one at a time, beat until fully incorporated.
Step 4. Stir in condensed milk and vanilla extract until well blended.
Step 5. Add ½ of the flour and mix. Add remaining of the flour and mix again until everything is well combined. Don't over mix.
Step 6. Add in ¾ cup of cheese and mix until evenly distributed.
Step 7. Transfer the batter to a baking pan and spread evenly. Top with the remaining cheese and more if needed.
Baking Tools
- The cheese bars batter are thick, could be difficult to use by hand. I suggest you use handheld electric mixer or stand mixer.
- For the cheese, you can use cheese grater or you could buy pre-shredded cheese (store-bought)
- Measuring cups, spoons, and knife for slicing bars.
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Filipino Cheese Bars
Equipment
- 9x13 Baking Pan
- Hand Mixer Electric
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- ½ cup condensed milk
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or more for toppings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking pan. Line the pan with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, beat butter and sugar on medium setting until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beat until fully incorporated.
- Stir in condensed milk and vanilla extract until well blended.
- Add ½ of the flour and mix. Add remaining of the flour and mix again until everything is well combined. Don't over mix.
- Add in ¾ cup of cheese and mix until evenly distributed. The batter should have a thick consistency.
- Transfer the batter to a baking pan and spread evenly. Top with the remaining cheese and more if needed.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the edges of the bars turns golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let it cool for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Total yield depends on how big or small you slice your bars.
- Feel free to add more cheese if you like
- The cheese bars batter is thick, could be difficult to use hand. I suggest you use handheld electric mixer or stand mixer.
- For the cheese, you can use cheese grater or you could buy pre-shredded cheese (store-bought)
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