Recipe of the Week: Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

pill arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;”>Blueberry season is on in Ventura County!

Ingredients:

6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

2 cups Graham Cracker crumbs

2 pkg. (8 oz. each) Cream Cheese, softened

3/4 cups sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 jar (8 oz.) blueberry jam or preserves

1 cup fresh blueberries

Directions:

Prepare oven to 350 degrees. 

Pour melted butter into 13×9 inch baking pan.  Sprinkle crumbs over butter and mix well.  Press firmly and evenly onto bottom      of pan.

Beat cream cheese until smooth.  Add sugar, eggs and vanilla,  beating until well blended: set aside.

Stir jam in jar until softened.  Spread jam evenly over crust: sprinkle   with blueberries.

Top with cream cheese mixture.

Bake 30 minutes or until slightly puffed.  Cool completely in pan, then  refrigerate overnight.

Cut into 24 bars to serve.  Refrigerate leftover bars.

Marty Williams, our resident chef, Thousand Oaks

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