These beautiful cereal dessert bars topped with a sweetened cream cheese layer and studded with colorful berries are way easier to make than they look. Serve as a weekday family treat, or bring them to spring and summer potlucks!
Berries and Cream Bars
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 2 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 9
Ingredients
- 3 cups Very Berry Cheerios™ cereal
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups fresh berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries), rinsed and drained
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 8-inch square pan with foil, leaving extra foil hanging over sides of pan. Coarsely crush cereal. In medium bowl, mix crushed cereal and melted butter; stir until mixed well. Press mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until set. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step2Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy and smooth. Carefully spread onto cooled crust; top with berries.
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Step3Cover and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Remove bars from pan by overhanging foil; cut into 3x3 rows.
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Nutrition
270
Calories
20g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
21g
Total Carbohydrate
14g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 30%
- Saturated Fat
- 11g
- 57%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 230mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 115mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 14g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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