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Amazing 4th of July Dessert Recipe.

My sister made these amazing cheesecake Bars for 4th of July  and thought I would share them with my readers in case you were looking for something to take to your own 4th of July family get together.

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4th of July : Cheesecake Bars

Prep 30 min. Bake 1 hr. 5 min. Chill 6 hr.

CRUST –

  • 1/2 cup whole almonds
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

FILLING –

  • 3 8 oz. pkgs. cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp. salt

EXTRAS

  • 80 fresh ripe blueberries (about 1 cup)
  • 1 cup seedless raspberry or strawberry jelly

Makes 16 servings

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with foil; leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides. Mist foil with cooking spray.

Make Crust: Pulse almonds in a food processor until finely chopped. Add flour, brown sugar and salt, and process until well combined. Add butter and pulse just until mixture begins to come together; it should not form a ball. Press mixture evenly over bottom or prepared pan. Bake for 25 min., or until set. Let cool on a wire rack.

Make Filling: In a large bowl, beat with mixer on medium-high speed 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.

Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over crust. Tap pan on countertop 3-4 times to burst air bubbles in filling. Place pan on large roasting pan and put in oven. Pour hot tap water into roasting pan until it comes up about an inch around baking pan. Bake for 40 min., 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.

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

Transfer bars to a serving platter(s). Decorate each bar with 5 blueberries in upper left corner to resemble stars. Place jelly in a zip-lock bag, seal bag and snip off about 1/6 in. at one bottom corner. Pipe jelly in thin lines on each bar to resemble stripes on a flag (about 4-5 stripes each bar).

Recipe found at Perfect Party Recipes

If you try them I would love to know what you think? Did you bring them to a 4th of July get together?

    Comments

    5. Just Beautiful! That’s such a great idea! I don’t think I could eat only 1 or 2 or 3. They look so delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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    18. I love cheesecake, can’t wait to try these at our 4th party! Thanks for sharing.
      Karen
      lemontart5kb at gmail dot com

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    21. These look amazing! We love cheesecake. Whats neat about these is that you can decorate them any way you want to fit any occasion

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    23. Cheesecake of ANY kind is my favorite dessert! Thanks so much for sharing this Colleen, my youngest daughter would love to help with this one. We are tired of the same old treats here, and this one is so festive! I am thinking I’d have to do the stripes right before serving, if taken to a 4th party. I know I’d have them a mess before getting to my destination otherwise.

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    40. I went to retweet your tweet, and then I thought to mention that to cut down on some of the sugar you could use Stevia

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    55. I love cheesecake and am always looking for new ways to make it so this is a great idea.

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    62. Love, love, love cheesecake. I host a July 4th cookout every year. These may just be on the menu next year. Super cute idea.

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