Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bars Recipe - Galveston's Own Farmers Market Recipe Book

Ingredients

• Date Caramel Sauce:
• 6 large dates, pitted and soaked in 1 cup warm water for 30 minutes, soaking liquid reserved (about 3/4 cup packed dates)
• 3 Tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 3 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 3 Tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup creamy raw or roasted almond butter or raw cashew butter
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• unsalted butter or coconut oil for greasing baking dish
• Crust:
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 14 standard crackers pulverized in a food processor)
• 6 Tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• Pinch sea salt
• Filling:
• 1 1/3 cup unsweetened whole milk Greek yogurt, at room temperature
• 6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 ½ Tablespoons arrowroot powder
• 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Pinch of sea salt