Fresh peach cheesecake bars

Can you believe summer is almost over?It seems just like yesterday summer arrived and it's already the last week of august!?
But hey,summer is not over yet!there is still some great fruit at the farmers market and every year around this time i like to publish a recipe that involves peaches,nectarines or plums.


The possibillities of what to do with stone fruit are endless and although summer calls for no bake dessert recipes i personally prefer bake recipes over no bake ones especially when fresh fruit is required because cooking the fruit brings out its natural sweetness and there's nothing more satisfying than biting into a cake bursting with juicy fruits. 
This peach cheesecake recipe it's been on my list for a very long time and i finally decided to give it a go and features a cream cheese filling on a tender buttery crust,topped with a layer of perfectly baked peach goodness. Believe me,you will love every bite!

Prep Time: 25-30 Minutes  
Cooking Time:1h20 min 
Yield:15-20 squares















INGREDIENTS

 Crust:

• 200g all-purpose flour
• 100g unsalted butter,cold and cut into cubes
• 80g caster sugar
• 1 M/L egg 
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt

Cheesecake layer:

• 400g cream cheese,room temperature
• 125ml heavy cream,room temperature
• 60g caster sugar
• 3large eggs 
• 2level tbsp cornstarch
• 1tbsp bourbon vanilla sugar 

Peach layer:

• 700g peaches (fully ripe but firm),peeled and chopped
• 50g caster sugar
• 3 level tbsp cornstarch
• 1tbsp bourbon vanilla sugar 

DIRECTIONS

Crust:

• Preheat oven to 180ºC/350ºF(convection/fan forced mode)
• Line with parchment paper bottom and sides of a 23cm (9inches)baking pan.
• Place flour,egg,sugar,baking powder,salt and butter into a food processor,blend until the dough comes together. 
• Gently press the dough into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 180ºC/350ºF for 25 min.Then cool while making filling.

Cheesecake layer:

• Add cream cheese,heavy cream,caster sugar and bourbon vanilla sugar to a large bowl.Beat until smooth.
• Whisk in eggs,one at a time.
• Add in 2 tbsp of cornstarch and whisk well to combine.
• Set aside while you prepare peach filling.

Peach layer:

• Place diced peaches into a large bowl.
• Add castor sugar,vanilla bourbon sugar and cornstarch.
• Mix until peaches are fully coated.
• Place peaches in a sieve over a medium bowl.Allow the peaches to drain for 5 minutes.

Assemble the cake:

• Spread cream cheese filling evenly over the baked crust.
• Spoon peach mixture evenly over cheese filling.
• Bake for 1h 20min until cheese layer has set and peach filling is bubbling around the edges .
• Cool completely in the pan then dust with icing sugar,cut into squares and serve.
• Store leftover in an airthight container in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days.

That's all, folks!
Enjoy!

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If you make this recipe,please let me know how it turned out!
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