Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

• •10 oz graham crackers
• •1 stick butter
• •1⅜ cups granulated sugar
• •16 oz cream cheese
• •lemon zest
• •¼ cup cream
• •2 Tbsp lemon juice
• •¼ cup flour
• •1½ tsp vanilla extract
• •2 large eggs
• •⅔ cup raspberries

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Method

From maplewoodroad.com — read the original

1. 1Preheat oven to 350℉.
2. 2In a small sauce pot over low heat, add raspberries and sugar. Gently mash berries with a fork and mix with sugar for about 3 minutes, until it reaches the consistency of a runny preserve.
3. 3Let cool.
4. 4In a food processor, pulse crackers and sugar until fine crumbs.
5. 5Place in a bowl and mix together with melted butter, using a fork.
6. 6Using your fingers, press graham cracker crust evenly into the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish.
7. 7Bake crust for 10 minutes, then remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes.
8. 8Using a Kitchen
9. 9Aid stand mixer with flat beater attachment or a handheld electric mixer, add cream cheese, sugar, and lemon zest, and mix well. Next, add sour cream, lemon juice, flour, and vanilla extract, and mix again. Lastly, add eggs and mix until smooth.
10. 10Pour cheesecake mixture on top of graham cracker crust and spread out evenly using a rubber spatula.
11. 11Add spoonfuls of raspberry mixture in several places on top of cheesecake and swirl using a chopstick.
12. 12Bake for 35 minutes. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
13. 13Cut and serve cheesecake bars using a thin flat metal spatula.