These Oatmeal Cheesecake Cranberry Bars have an oatmeal crust and a cheesecake and cranberry filling. They are the perfect holiday bar.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 4 hourshours15 minutesminutes
Servings 36bars
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour
1 1/4cupsrolled oats
3/4cuppacked brown sugar
1cupbutter
12ouncescream cheesesoftened
1/2cupsugar
2eggs
2teaspoonslemon juice
1teaspoonvanilla
1 16-ouncecan whole cranberry sauce
2teaspoonscornstarch
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 13×9 inch baking dish; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats and brown sugar. Cut in the butter using a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 1 1/2 cups of the mixture. Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the cream cheese and sugar in a medium bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, lemon juice and vanilla. Spread the cheesecake mixture over the baked crust.
In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce and the cornstarch. Carefully spoon over the cheesecake mixture. Sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture over the top.
Bake for 40 minutes, or until set. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until completely cooled and firm. Cut into bars.