Peanut Butter & Jelly Swirl Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Peanut Butter & Jelly Swirl Cheesecake Bars have a brown sugar oatmeal crust. Topped with cheesecake, you won't be able to resist!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Butter-Flavored Shortening
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Old Fashioned Oats
- 3 8 ounce packages Reduced Fat Cream Cheese
- 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 3 Egg
- 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 18 ounce jar Strawberry Jam Or your favorite preserves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the shortening and brown sugar until creamy.
- Add the flour and oats, beating until well-blended.
- Press into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13 baking pan.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until pale golden brown at the edges.
- Meanwhile, prepare cheesecake.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar, beating until smooth.
- Add the peanut butter, beating until smooth and blended.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add the vanilla.
- Spread the cheesecake filling evenly over the crust.
- Drop the jam onto the cheesecake layer by large spoonfuls.
- Swirl gently with a knife.
- Bake an additional 30-35 minutes, or until cheesecake appears set when the pan is jiggled.
- Remove pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into bars. EAT!!