Strawberry Rhubarb Cheesecake Bars
Author: Bryanna @ Wholesomelyfit.com
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 20 Bars
- Crust
- 3 cups or 1 bag of Trader Joe's Ginger Cookies
- ¼ c + 1 Tbs coconut oil
- Filling/Topping
- Two 8 ounce packages of cream cheese
- ¼ c brown sugar
- ⅛ - ¼ c raw sugar (I used an ⅛ cup)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ c Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding* (read below for recipe)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- In a medium mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and sugars.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix well. I suggest mixing for about 5 minutes to completely beat the eggs in.
- For the Crust: Crush the ginger cookies until fine crumbles appear.
- Mix in the coconut oil, to make a crumbly crust.
- Press into a prepared baking dish. Bake on 350 degrees for about 8 -10 minutes.
- Pour half of the cream cheese mixture over the crust once the crust has cooled for 5-10 minutes.
- With the remaining mixture, add in 1 cup of the strawberry rhubarb pudding, then pour over the bars. Smooth with a spatula.
- Pour the remaining ½ c of the pudding on top. With a knife cut the pudding through making swirls.
- Bake for 35 - 40 minutes or until bars have set.
- Once cooled, allow bars to set in the freezer for 1-2 hours before cutting.
Recipe by Wholesomely Fit at https://wholesomelyfit.com/2016/05/30/strawberry-rhubarb-cheesecake-bars/
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