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Lightened-Up Cheesecake Bars

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Lightened-Up Cheesecake Bars

Lightened-Up Cheesecake Bars

Lightened-Up Cheesecake Bars is a vegetarian recipe with 30 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 145 calories. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 35 minutes. A mixture of blueberries, neufchâtel cheese, graham crackers, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

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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 graham crackers in a food processor until finely chopped.
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Add sugar and salt, and process until well combined.
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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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Bake for 25 minutes, or until set.
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Let cool on a wire rack.
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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 and egg whites, one at a time, beating until just combined. Beat in lemon juice, vanilla and 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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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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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 24 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 blueberries in upper left corner to resemble stars on the American flag.
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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. Or decorate with a variety of fresh berries.
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Serve immediately, or keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days and decorate before serving.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 35 m.
Servings30
Health Score0
Vegetarian
DietsLacto Ovo Vegetarian
Dish TypesAntipastiStarterSnackAppetizerAntipasto
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