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Best Cinnamon Roll Bliss Bars Recipe – Quick & Heavenly Dessert

Best Cinnamon Roll Bliss Bars sliced on wooden board

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Decadent cinnamon roll bliss bars with three layers – golden cake base, creamy white cream cheese filling, and cinnamon swirl top, all covered in thick vanilla glaze. Bakery quality dessert bars ready in 45 minutes with easier preparation than traditional cinnamon rolls.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups All purpose flour, sifted for tender texture
  • 1 cup Unsalted butter, softened, divided
  • 1 cup Brown sugar, packed, divided
  • 0.5 cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 large Eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract, pure extract preferred
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon Salt
  • 0.5 cup Whole milk, room temperature
  • 8 oz Cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoon Ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 0.25 cup Heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract (for glaze)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line 9×13 inch pan with parchment paper

2. Cream ¾ cup butter with granulated sugar until fluffy, add 1 egg and vanilla

3. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, then alternate with milk into butter mixture

4. Press half the cake batter into prepared pan as bottom layer

5. Beat softened cream cheese until smooth for middle white layer

6. Spread cream cheese evenly over cake base in pan

7. Mix remaining brown sugar with cinnamon for topping mixture

8. Drop remaining cake batter over cream cheese layer in spoonfuls

9. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over top cake layer

10. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown and set in center

11. Cool completely in pan before glazing to prevent melting

12. Whisk powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla until smooth, spread over cooled bars

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.