Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

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Go ahead, set the bar higher. More impressive than brownies, this crowd-pleasing dessert sports juicy blueberries and creamy cheese cake on a delicate graham cracker crust.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

50 min

servings

total:

24 servings

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What You Need

Tbsp. butter, melted

cups HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

3/4

cup sugar

eggs

tsp. vanilla

jar (10 oz.) blueberry preserves

cup blueberries

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

MIX butter and graham crumbs in 13x9-inch pan; press onto bottom of pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.

BEAT cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla; beat until well blended. Stir jam in jar until softened; spread evenly onto crust. Top with berries, then cream cheese mixture.

BAKE 30 min. or until slightly puffed. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Trim 3 grams of fat calories per serving by preparing with PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese. Plus, you'll save 10 calories per serving, too!

Make it Easy

Line 13x9-inch pan with 17x9-inch piece of parchment paper, with ends of paper extending over sides. Prepare recipe as directed. When cooled, run knife around sides of pan, then gently lift cheesecake out using paper handles. No sticking problem!

How to Store

Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator up to 3 days.

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lexi424

posted:6/1/2010

I made these for our engagement party and they were great!

cassandra1974

posted:3/22/2010

My family loved these. It's the perfect marriage of blueberry pie and cheesecake. I put a Tbsp. of fresh lemon juice and the zest of 1 lemon in the batter and it was delicious.

a cook

posted:2/14/2010

Absolutely amazing! Unfortunately, I could not find blueberry preserves or jam so I substituted for blackberry preserves and blackberries. It was still delicious regardless, and I will make them again using strawberry preserves and strawberries or perhaps raspberries. Maybe peach? This is definitely a favorite.

WPRandy

posted:11/28/2009

I took this to my friends as my contribution to Thanksgiving diner. They loved it! I'll be making this one again by popular demand!

NAP08

posted:8/18/2009

My daughter made and brought these bars when she came to visit. Everyone enjoyed them, especially me. I definitely will make them for friends.

chef399

posted:6/13/2009

Absolutely the easiest recipe to make. taste delicious, my family and friends think I spent all day making these. Have requests to make thsese for all ocassions.

ireland2002

posted:6/4/2009

This was okay. The crust need sugar and I thought got alittle soggy. I might try it again with a few alterations.

CarinaSmay

posted:5/14/2009

It was good but the preserves made it very sweet.

a cook

posted:3/17/2009

Fantastic! I will try it with cherries at some point as well, but this was delicious. I cut the recipe in half and used a smaller pan... it was plenty for a small group.

marymbs

posted:2/17/2009

I made these and both my boyfriend and I really enjoyed them. I used Splenda and sugar free preserves to cut down on the sugar. I want to try them again using blackberries and blackberry preserves. Yummy!