Cheesecake Bars

Smooth, creamy Cheesecake Bars are the quicker and more portable version of my well-loved cheesecake. My recipe includes a fudgy chocolate ganache topping to take these to the next level!
Ingredients

Crust

• 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (170g)
• 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 7 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Cheesecake

• 24 oz cream cheese, softened (use brick-style full-fat cream cheese) (680g)
• 1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs, room temperature preferred
• Ganache (optional)
• 4 oz semisweet or dark chocolate, finely chopped (may substitute chocolate chips, no chopping needed) (113g)
• ½ cup heavy cream (118ml)