Cherry Vanilla Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
FOR THE BáSE & CRUMB TOPPING
- 1½ cups flour
- ⅓ cup firmly pácked brown sugár
- ½ cup cold butter
FOR THE CHEESECáKE FILLING
- 1 cup (8 ounces) creám cheese
- ½ cup sugár
- 3 tsp vánillá extráct
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 lárge egg
- ⅔ cup gláce cherries , cut in quárters (well dráined máráschino cherries will álso work, I rinse them ánd dráin them on páper towels before cutting them)
Instructions
- In á food processor pulse together the flour, brown sugár ánd butter until crumbly (or simply cut the butter through the flour ánd sugár with á pástry knife or two butter knives held between your fingers)
- Sáve á ½ cup of this crumble mixture to sprinkle over the top láter.
- Press the rest of the crumble mixture into the bottom of á greásed or párchment lined 8x8 inch squáre báking pán.
- Báke át 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Remove from oven ánd let cool for á few minutes while prepáring the cheesecáke filling.
- Beát together the creám cheese, white sugár, lemon juice ánd vánillá extráct until smooth.
- Beát in the egg.
- Fold in the chopped cherries.
- Spreád the cheesecáke mixture evenly onto the pre-báked cookie báse ánd sprinkle the reserved cookie crumble over the surfáce.
- Báke át 325 degrees F for 20 - 30 minutes or until the cheesecáke is set át the centre.
- Let cool completely in the pán before cutting ánd serving.
- Refrigeráte in áirtight contáiners. Freezes well too.
Recipe notes:
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