Smart Choice Chocolate Berry Cheesecake Bars Recipes

MERRY BERRY CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, oats, 3/4 cup sugar and butter; mix until crumbly.
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture.
• Press remaining crumbs firmly into the bottom of a greased 13 x 9 pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl, beat cheese until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth.
• Stir in lemon juice.
• Spread evenly over prepared crust.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and cornstarch; stir in cranberry sauce.
• Spoon evenly over cheese layer.
• Top with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 40 minutes or until golden.
• Cool.
• Chill.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

BERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 13x9-inch baking pan with no-stick spray.
• MIX together graham cracker crumbs and margarine with a fork until evenly moistened. Press evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
• BEAT cream cheese until smooth using an electric mixer. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk. Add eggs, lemon juice, vanilla and flour. Mix well. Pour over graham cracker crust.
• STIR jam until smooth. Drop by small spoonfuls over surface of filling. With a knife, swirl jam gently through filling to create marble effect.
• BAKE 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool to room temperature. Chill.

CHOCOLATE-BERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease or spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
• In large bowl, beat dry cake mix and butter with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly; reserve 3/4 cup. Press remaining crumbly mixture in bottom of pan.
• In same bowl, beat cream cheese, yogurt and frosting on medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs until blended. Pour over mixture in pan. Sprinkle with reserved crumbly mixture.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until center is set. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled. Just before serving, stir strawberries and blueberries into pie filling. Top each serving with berry mixture. Store covered in refrigerator.