Cherry cheesecake bars
By Chatelaine
* PLUS 3 hours cooling time
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Ingredients
-
1/2 cup
unsalted
butter
, melted
-
2 cups
graham-cracker crumbs
Filling
-
3 250-g pkgs
cream cheese
, softened
-
1 cup
granulated
sugar
-
3
eggs
, at room temperature
-
1/2 cup
sour cream
-
1 tsp
lemon zest
-
1 tbsp
lemon juice
Topping
-
2 cups
frozen
cherries
-
3 tbsp
sugar
-
1 tbsp
lemon juice
-
scant 1/3 cup
water
-
2 tsp
cornstarch
Instructions
- PREHEAT oven to 325F. Spray a 9×13-in. metal pan with cooking spray and line with parchment to overhang on 2 sides.
- CRUST: Stir crumbs and butter in a small bowl until crumbs are moist. Press firmly and evenly into prepared pan and bake until golden, 10 min. Let cool.
- FILLING: Beat cream cheese in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-low, scraping down sides occasionally, until very smooth, 4 min. Beat in sugar until combined, 3 min. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, on low speed, scraping bowl between additions. Beat in sour cream, lemon zest and lemon juice until smooth. Pour batter over prepared crust and smooth top.
- BAKE until filling is set, 35 to 40 min. Cool on a rack for 1 hour. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours. Cut into bars.
- TOPPING: Stir frozen cherries, sugar, lemon juice, water and cornstarch in a medium saucepan over medium. Cook, stirring often, until mixture is thickened, 5 to 7 min. Pour into a bowl to cool. Kitchen Tip: Bars will keep in refrigerator up to 3 days, or wrap with foil and freeze for up to 1 month.
Chatelaine Quickies: Instant cherry sorbet
Nutrition (per square)
- Calories
- 223,
- Protein
- 4 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 16 g,
- Fat
- 17 g,
- Sodium
- 155 mg.
- Good source of
- vitamin A
