American Flag Cheesecake Bars

Name: American Flag Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 237 milliliters 80 fresh ripe blueberries (about; 79 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 680 grams packages cream cheese, at room temperature; 3 larges eggs, at room temperature; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 237 milliliters seedless raspberry jelly; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 8 Tbsps (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters whole almonds

You can never have too many American recipes, so give American Flag Cheesecake Bars a try. This recipe serves 30. One serving contains 193 calories, 3g of protein, and 12g of fat. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of blueberries, salt, cream cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides. Mist foil with cooking spray.

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Make crust: Pulse almonds in a food processor until finely chopped.

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Almonds

Crust

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Food Processor

Add flour, brown sugar and salt, and process until well combined.

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Brown Sugar

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Add butter and pulse just until mixture begins to come together; it should not form a ball. Press mixture evenly over bottom of prepared pan.

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Butter

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Bake for 25 minutes, or until set.

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Let cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Make filling: With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl. Reduce speed to medium-low and add eggs, one at a time, beating until just combined. Beat in lemon juice, vanilla and salt.

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Cream Cheese

Lemon Juice

Vanilla

Sugar

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Salt

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Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over crust. Tap pan on countertop 3 or 4 times to burst air bubbles in filling.

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Cream Cheese

Crust

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Place pan on a large roasting pan and put in oven.

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Pour hot tap water into roasting pan until it comes up about an inch around baking pan.

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Bake for 40 minutes, or until filling is just set. Cool completely on a wire rack, then cover with foil and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.

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Aluminum Foil

Use foil overhang to lift cheesecake out of pan and onto cutting board.

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Heat a large sharp knife under hot water; dry knife. Trim off edges of cheesecake. Carefully cut into 16 bars, rinsing knife under hot water and drying thoroughly between each cut.

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Transfer bars to a serving platter. Decorate each bar with 5 blueberries in upper left corner to resemble stars on the American flag.

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Blueberries

Place jelly in a ziplock bag, seal bag and snip off about 1/6 inch at one bottom corner. Pipe jelly in thin lines on each bar to resemble stripes on flag.

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Jelly