Strawberry Cheesecake Bars

Name: Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
Yield: Makes twenty-four 2-inch squares
Ingredients: 9 , whole graham crackers, broken into pieces; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces), sugar; 3/4 cup (3 3/4 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1 1/2 pounds, cream cheese; 1 cup (7 ounces), sugar; 3 , large eggs; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 6 ounces, strawberries, hulled (1 heaping cup), plus 5 hulled strawberries; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) plus 1 teaspoon, sugar; 2 cups, sour cream

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By Katie Leaird

Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2018

Desserts or Baked Goods

Fruit

Brownies & Bars

SERVESMakes twenty-four 2-inch squares

TIME2¾ hours. plus 2½ hours cooling and 4 hours chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We found that trying to add fresh strawberries, whether chopped or pureed, directly to the filling compromised the creamy texture of the cheesecake layer and prevented the bars from setting up correctly. Instead, we pureed the fresh berries...

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