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Raspberry-Lemonade Cheesecake Swirl Bars

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Updated Apr 15, 2019
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Drink your lemonade and eat it, too! These light and refreshing raspberry-lemonade cheesecake bars are ready to shine at your next potluck—the guests won't be able to resist their eye-catching swirl! Garnish with fresh raspberries and lemon zest for a truly ahh-mazing dessert.

Raspberry-Lemonade Cheesecake Swirl Bars

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 4 hr 45 min
  • Ingredients 10
  • Servings 24
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Ingredients

  • 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
  • 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
  • 2 cups fresh raspberries
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon red gel food color
  • Additional raspberries and lemon zest, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Break up cookie dough into pieces; press evenly in bottom of pan. Bake 16 to 19 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, scraping side of bowl frequently. On low speed, add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended. Beat in vanilla and 2 teaspoons lemon zest. In small bowl, reserve 1 cup of the filling.
  • Step 
    3
    In another small bowl, mash 2 cups raspberries with fork. Push berries through small strainer with back of spoon to make 1/2 cup raspberry puree. Stir puree, lemon juice and food color into remaining filling.
  • Step 
    4
    Spread raspberry filling evenly over cookie crust. Drop tablespoonfuls of reserved filling on raspberry filling. With knife, carefully swirl into raspberry filling layer to create marbled look.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool 30 minutes on cooling rack. Refrigerate at least 3 hours, until chilled completely.
  • Step 
    6
    To serve, run sharp knife around edges of pan. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Garnish each bar with raspberry and additional lemon zest. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition

190 Calories
10g Total Fat
2g Protein
23g Total Carbohydrate
16g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
16%
Saturated Fat
5g
26%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
130mg
5%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
23g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
16g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
0%
0%
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; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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