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Currant Cheesecake Bars
YIELD Makes about 32 bars
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INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 | cup (1 stick) butter, softened |
| 1 | cup all-purpose flour |
| 1/2 | cup packed light brown sugar |
| 1/2 | cup finely chopped pecans |
| 1 | package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened |
| 1/4 | cup granulated sugar |
| 1 | egg |
| 1 | tablespoon milk |
| 2 | teaspoons grated lemon peel |
| 1/3 | cup currant jelly or seedless raspberry jam |
PREPARATION:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch square baking pan. Beat butter in medium bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add flour, brown sugar and pecans; beat at low speed until well blended. Press mixture into bottom and partially up sides of prepared pan.
- Bake about 15 minutes or until light brown. If sides of crust have slumped down, press back up and reshape with spoon. Let cool 5 minutes on wire rack.
- Meanwhile, beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add granulated sugar, egg, milk and lemon peel; beat until well blended.
- Heat jelly in small saucepan over low heat 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth, stirring occasionally.
- Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Drizzle jelly in 7 to 8 horizontal strips across filling with spoon. Swirl jelly through filling with knife to create marbled effect.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool completely on wire rack before cutting into bars. Store in airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week.
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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
| Serving Size: | 1 bar |
| Sodium | 54 mg |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Fiber | <1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 11 g |
| Cholesterol | 22 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Total Fat | 7 g |
| Calories from Fat | 60 % |
| Calories | 105 |
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
| Fat | 1 |
| Starch | 1 |