Description
Turtle Lush Dessert Bars are delightful no-bake treats featuring layers of creamy cheesecake filling, chocolate, caramel, and crunchy pecans over a buttery crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups crushed graham crackers or cookies
- ½ cup melted butter
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup whipped topping
- 1 cup caramel sauce
- 1 cup chocolate ganache or fudge topping
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- Extra whipped cream for topping
Instructions
- Mix crushed cookies with melted butter, press into the bottom of a baking dish. Chill for 15 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust.
- Pour and spread caramel sauce over the cream layer.
- Add chocolate ganache layer and smooth it evenly.
- Chill for at least 2 hours or until set.
- Top with more whipped cream, chopped pecans, and a drizzle of caramel.
- Slice into bars and serve chilled.
Notes
- For a firmer texture, ensure the bars are chilled for the full 2 hours.
- Feel free to substitute the pecans with your favorite nuts.
- These bars can be made a day in advance for convenience.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg