Lemon-Cheesecake Bars
Use fresh orange juice and zest instead of lemon for a different flavor profile.
Other Time: 9 hours 35 minutes minutes
Yield: Makes 8 servings (serving size: 1 bar)
Ingredients:
BUTTER CRUST
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mace or nutmeg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Vegetable cooking spray
LEMON FILLING
- 1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg white
GARNISH Lemon rind curl
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Prepare Crust: Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add 1 cup flour, beating at low speed until well blended. Press mixture on bottom of an 8-inch square pan coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare Filling: Process cottage cheese in a food processor 1 minute or until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Add granulated sugar and next 6 ingredients, and process 30 seconds or until well blended. Pour filling over prepared crust.
- Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until set. (Edges will be lightly browned.) Cool 30 minutes. Cover and chill 8 hours. Cut into bars. Garnish, if desired.
Try This Twist!
Reduced-Sugar Lemon-Cheesecake Bars: Substitute brown sugar sweetener for brown sugar and granular sweetener for granulated sugar.
Note: We tested with Whey Low 100% All Natural Gold Brown Sugar Sweetener and Granular Sweetener.
Per bar: Calories 172; Fat 8.9g (sat 5.2g, mono 2.2g, poly 0.5g); Protein 6.2g; Carb 45.8g; Fiber 0.5g; Chol 45.1mg; Iron 1mg; Sodium 259mg; Calc 70mg
CALORIES 289 ; FAT 8.9g (sat 5.2g,mono 2.2g,poly 0.5g); CHOLESTEROL 45.1mg; CALCIUM 76mg; CARBOHYDRATE 47.5g; SODIUM 262mg; PROTEIN 6.2g; FIBER 0.5g; IRON 1.1mg