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Red, White, & Blue Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

  • 2 6.75 oz pkg. Pepperidge Farm Bordeaux cookies
  • 1/4 cup salted butter melted
  • 1 cup raspberries - fresh or frozen about 5 oz
  • 1 cup blueberries - fresh or frozen about 5.5 oz
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar divided
  • 2 tbsp water divided
  • 3 8 oz pkgs cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 lg egg whites
  • 1 lg egg
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Process cookies in a food processor or blender until finely ground crumbs. Pour melted butter into the cookie crumbs & mix well. 

  2. Press cookie crumbs into the bottom of a greased 9 X 13 inch baking pan. Bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.

  3. Combine raspberries, 1 tbsp. water & 1 tbsp. sugar in a saucepan, bring to a boil & cook until thickened, stirring frequently to mash up the berries. You can also do this in the microwave - cook about 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each. 

  4. Place raspberries in a fine wire mesh strainer over a bowl and press until you have about 3 tbsp. of puree. Discard the solids in the strainer. Cool puree completely. 

    Now repeat the same procedure with the blueberries.

  5. Beat softened cream cheese, salt, & remaining 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Add egg whites & egg one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream, flour, lemon juice, & vanilla. Mix well. Pour over top of cooled cookie crust, smoothing out the top.  

  6. Drop level teaspoons of raspberry & blueberry purees all over top of batter, gently swirl with a knife. 

  7. Bake at 325 degrees until cheesecake is almost set (top will still jiggle when dish is touched), 25 to 28 minutes. Run a knife or offset spatula around the edges of the dish to loosen the sides. Cool on a wire rack at room temperature for 1 hour. Cover & chill in the refrigerator 4 hours or overnight. Cut into bars.