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Lemon-Cheesecake Bars

Lemon-Cheesecake Bars
You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Lemon-Cheesecake Bars a try. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 300 calories. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 9 hours and 35 minutes. If you have lemon juice, lemon zest, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 35
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Prepare Crust: Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Add 1 cup flour, beating at low speed until well blended. Press mixture on bottom of an 8-inch square pan coated with cooking spray.
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Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
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Meanwhile, prepare Filling: Process cottage cheese in a food processor 1 minute or until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed.
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Add granulated sugar and next 6 ingredients, and process 30 seconds or until well blended.
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Pour filling over prepared crust.
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Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until set. (Edges will be lightly browned.) Cool 30 minutes. Cover and chill 8 hours.
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Cut into bars.
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Garnish, if desired.
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Try This Twist!
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Reduced-Sugar Lemon-Cheesecake Bars: Substitute brown sugar sweetener for brown sugar and granular sweetener for granulated sugar.
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Note: We tested with Whey Low 100% All Natural Gold Brown Sugar Sweetener and Granular Sweetener.
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Per bar: Calories 172; Fat 9g (sat 2g, mono 2g, poly 5g); Protein 2g; Carb 8g; Fiber 5g; Chol 1mg; Iron 1mg; Sodium 259mg; Calc 70mg
DifficultyExpert
Ready In9 hrs, 35 m.
Servings8
Health Score1
Vegetarian
DietsLacto Ovo Vegetarian
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