Blackberry Cheesecake Bars Recipe
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Servings: 24-36
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups quick cooking oats
- 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1-1/2 cups butter or margarine
- 1 can blackberry fruit filling or topping in light syrup
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 2 pkg (8 ounces each) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp lemon juice
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with non-stick foil.
- Strain blackberries over a bowl and reserve juice.
- Press berries through a fine mesh sieve into the juice to remove the seeds.
- Add cornstarch and mix until smooth.
- In a saucepan, bring berry mixture slowly to simmer, stirring constantly until it begins to thicken.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Combine flour, oats, sugar, soda and salt.
- Cut in butter until crumbly.
- Press half of mixture into baking pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Let cool cool slightly.
- Blend cream cheese, eggs, powdered sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice until smooth.
- Spread blackberry mixture evenly over bottom crust.
- Place dollops of cream cheese mixture evenly over blackberry mix and swirl gently.
- Top with other half of crumb mixture.
- Bake 45 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
- Lift out bars by the foil insert and cut into bars.
- Refrigerate until chilled before serving.
- Refrigerate leftovers.