What’s Cooking, Good Looking?

With the long holiday weekend in the rearview, hopefully everyone is finding a chance to kick back and relax. 

For those who still have a few cookouts on their agenda and are running out of ideas, give these pretty cheesecake bars a spin. 

Berry Delicious Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

Crust:

2 tbsp. sugar

1/8 tsp. cinnamon

9 sheets of graham crackers

4 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted

Cheesecake Filling:

16 oz. cream cheese, room temperature

2 eggs

2 lemons, zested and juiced

1/2 c. sugar

3/4 c. fresh blueberries

3/4 c. fresh raspberries

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray an 8×8 baking pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper, leaving some to hang over the sides. 

Put all of the crust ingredients into a food processor until it resembles sand. Evenly pat the mixture into the baking pan. Bake for 12 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Mix the cream cheese, eggs, sugar, lemon zest and juice. Pour the mixture over the cooled crust and sprinkle the berries on top. Bake for 35 minutes. 

Remove from oven and cool completely, then refrigerate for at least three hours. 

Using the parchment, lift the cheesecake from the pan before slicing and serving.

Tressa Lawrence lives and works on her family’s cattle ranch, where she runs cattle, cooks a few meals, and juggles freelance writing and photography. Comments can be sent to lawrenceranchbeefco@gmail.com.