Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Left-Over Fruit Salad Cheesecake Bars


I am already hungry for something sweet today, no big surprise there, I suppose.  I am craving cheesecake, but since I don't have the time or patients to make a cheesecake today, I am going to make cheesecake bars utilizing the left-over fruit salad we had for dinner last night.


Graham Cracker Crust


1 cups graham cracker crumbs. (put in a Ziploc and use a rolling pin to crumble)
3 T. butter
3 T. Sugar


Melt butter and pour over cracker crumbs and sugar mixture.  Mix well and press into your greased baking dish.


Fruit Swirl


2 cups fresh fruit
1/4 cup sugar mixed with 3 T. cornstarch.


Blend your fresh fruit in the blender until smooth.  Transfer to a small pan, whisk in sugar and cornstarch and heat to boiling.  Mixture should be thick and smooth before removing from the heat.  If it isn't, add a few tablespoons of cornstarch to 1/4 cup of water, mix and add a little at a time to the fruit mixture.  Cool.


Cheesecake


2 - 8 oz cream cheese
1 cup sugar
8 oz sour cream
2 eggs
2 T. lemon juice
2 T. Flour


Mix all ingredients together with electric mixture and pour over graham cracker crust.  The dot the surface with your fresh fruit sauce.  Take a toothpick and swirl together.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.  Cool completely, then refrigerate for several hours before serving.



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