Chocolate Orange Stilton Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate Orange Stilton Cheese is definitely a seasonal treat. It's hard to find, and often flies off the shelf before you can prepare yourself to collect for your holiday charcuterie board.

However, this year, I stocked up. I saw, I purchased many, and then I stewed over what amazingness I could create.

Last year, the somewhat sweet, but also surprisingly savory cheese was a hit with simple oatcake crackers.

But this year, I had something a little more special in mind. A citrus chocolate cheesecake, of sorts.

Has anyone ever made cheesecake with Stilton cheese? I have no idea. However, I mixed my Chocolate Orange Stilton with decadent Mascarpone cheese, a bit of regular but rich cream cheese, and orange extract, and baked it over a crust of chocolate Teddy Grahams and another layer of melted Lindt chocolate. 

Even if you THINK you do not care for cheesecake, this is a different beast.

Give it a try.

My bestie and I have decided that 2026 is the year of citrus. Start it off with these Chocolate Orange Stilton Cheesecake Bars. 

Chocolate Orange Stilton Cheesecake Bars

Crust:
1 pkg. Chocolate Teddy Grahams
12 Tbs. butter, melted

In the bowl of a large food processor, process the chocolate grahams into a fine powder.

Add the melted butter and pulse until well combined.

Line a 9x9” baking pan with parchment paper.

Press the chocolate butter crust into the dough and chill for 30 minutes.

Chocolate Layer:

3.5 oz. Lindt Intense Chocolate Orange Bar, melted

Spread the melted chocolate bar over the chilled chocolate graham crust.

Cheesecake Layer:

16 oz. Chocolate Orange Stilton Cheese, crumbled

8 oz. Mascarpone Cheese, room temperature

8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature

2 large eggs, room temperature

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 Tbs. all-purpose flour

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Pulse the Stilton cheese in the food processor until crumbly.

Add the Mascarpone and cream cheese, and eggs, along with the vanilla and flour, and pulse until smooth.

Pour over the chilled and chocolate-covered crust, smoothing it out evenly.

Bake for 35-40 minutes, until just beginning to brown and barely jiggly in the center.

Remove from the oven and cool for 30 minutes.

Transfer to the fridge and chill for several hours.

Garnish:

1 cup thinly sliced/shaved chocolate

zest of fresh orange.

Once chilled, remove from the pan and garnish with shaved chocolate and orange zest.

Slice to serve.