Blueberry Jam-Cream Cheese Bars

Blueberry Jam-Cream Cheese Bars might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. For 50 cents per serving, this recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 2g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 238 calories. It is brought to you by Bake or Break. This recipe is liked by 1266 foodies and cooks. A mixture of baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. With a spoonacular score of 13%, this dish is rather bad. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Blueberry Jam Cheesecake Bars, Blueberry Lavender Jam Ice Cream, and Blackberry-Blueberry Cupcakes with Blueberry Cream Cheese Frosting.

Servings: 24

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 45 minutes

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

To make the crust:Preheat oven to 375F. Grease a 9 x 13x 2 baking pan. Line with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Lightly grease the lining.Place the flour, brown sugar, sugar, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until combined (about 4 pulses). Add the butter and pulse until mixture is crumbly. Add the oats and pulse until blended.Set aside 1 & 1/2 cups of oat mixture.Press the remaining oat mixture evenly into the bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes.To make the topping:Spread the jam evenly on top of the crust, leaving about 1/4-inch border around the edges.Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until well-blended and smooth.Drop small dollops (a teaspoonful or less) of the cream cheese mixture on top of the preserves. Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over the top of the bars.Bake 30-35 minutes, or until bars are golden brown and set.Cool completely before cutting into bars.

 

Step by step:

1. To make the crust:Preheat oven to 375F. Grease a 9 x 13x 2 baking pan. Line with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Lightly grease the lining.

2. Place the flour, brown sugar, sugar, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until combined (about 4 pulses).

3. Add the butter and pulse until mixture is crumbly.

4. Add the oats and pulse until blended.Set aside 1 & 1/2 cups of oat mixture.Press the remaining oat mixture evenly into the bottom of prepared pan.

Bake 10 minutes.To make the topping

1. Spread the jam evenly on top of the crust, leaving about 1/4-inch border around the edges.Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until well-blended and smooth.Drop small dollops (a teaspoonful or less) of the cream cheese mixture on top of the preserves. Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over the top of the bars.

2. Bake 30-35 minutes, or until bars are golden brown and set.Cool completely before cutting into bars.

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