RED, WHITE, AND BLUE SWIRLED CHEESECAKE BARS


PREP TIME 15 MIN. – COOK TIME 45 MIN. READY IN 1 HOUR + CHILLING TIME – SERVINGS 20


Cooking spray 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 1½ sleeves crushed) 1¼ cups sugar, divided ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted


4 (8 oz) pkgs reduced-fat cream cheese, softened ½ cup sour cream 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp salt 4 large eggs Red and blue food coloring


STEP 1 Preheat oven to 325°F and line a 9x13-inch baking dish with foil. Lightly spray foil with the cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, ¼ cup sugar, and the melted butter. Stir until crumbs are moist. Press crumbs into bottom of baking dish. STEP 2 To the bowl of a stand mixer, add the cream cheese. Beat on medium speed 2 min., until smooth. Add the sour cream, remaining 1 cup sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Beat 2 min., until combined. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. STEP 3 Transfer ¼ cup filling each to 2 separate bowls (½ cup filling total). Add the red food coloring to one bowl and the blue food coloring to the other bowl. Stir each bowl until color is well blended. STEP 4 Gently pour remaining white filling over graham cracker base and spread evenly. Spoon alternating dollops of blue and red filling down length of cheesecake. Using a skewer or butter knife, swirl colors into white filling, taking care not to dig into the graham cracker base. STEP 5 Bake 35–45 min., until center barely jiggles. Turn off oven and crack open oven door. Let sit in open oven 1 hour. Remove from oven and refrigerate overnight. When chilled, cut into squares.


PER SERVING: 249 CALORIES, 15G FAT, 9G SATURATED FAT, 86MG CHOLESTEROL, 413MG SODIUM, 24G CARBOHYDRATE, 0G FIBER, 18G SUGAR, 7G PROTEIN


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CREHOW TOATE SWIRLS Drag the tip of a butter knife through the batter in a figure 8 just 3 or 4 times to create dramatic swirls. (Don’t get carried away; swirling the


batter too many times could blend the colors together.)


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