Cheesecake bars were a part of my childhood.  My mother made them just about every time she had company over, probably  because they were so good they were requested time and again. Obviously I had to veganize them.  I am so thrilled with the end result!  They are very easy to make and so scrumptious because the center is so perfectly sandwiched between two layers of delicious crust, just as I remember them!  It is amazing how almost any recipe can be veganized – even cheesecakes that typically call for at least 3 eggs.  Agar Agar is awesome!  It is a tasteless, vegetable gelatin derived from sea vegetation.  For those of you who are unaware – gelatin is absolutely horrid.  It is made of animal bones (along with animal skin, hooves, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage) all boiled together into a goo that’s added to all kinds of candy and baked goods.  Agar Agar has none of that nastiness!  It works perfectly in this recipe to hold the cheezecake together.  You can find it at health food stores or specialty markets like Whole Foods, as well as on online.  While these bars may not be the healthiest recipe on my blog, they are so delicious and every once in a while I like to indulge.  If you do too, then try these bars.  You won’t be disappointed.