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Cheesecake Squares Recipe

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I lived on a dairy farm when I was young and my mom always had a lot of sour cream to use. She never wasted any, and this cheesecake was one of my family's favorites. It's great topped with blackberry sauce.

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Cheesecake Squares Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1 hour + chilling

Yield: 20 Servings

10 60 70

Ingredients

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup ricotta cheese
1-1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
Seasonal fresh fruit, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, ricotta and sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in the butter, cornstarch, flour and vanilla until smooth. Fold in sour cream.
Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1 hour or until almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer.
Chill several hours or overnight. Top each serving with fruit if desired. Yield: 20 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 209 calories, 12 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 82 mg cholesterol, 97 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Cheesecake Squares in Country April/May 1996, p49

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Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2013 by shell7293

Quick and easy. I melted some leftover chocolate chips and drizzled over the top before baking.

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2012 by sstetzel

Did you use low fat cream cheese? Sometimes that will make a difference. Was it just the first piece or two that came out hard or all of them?

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2012 by slaskowski

These were delicious with a little cherry pie filling or strawberry jam on top. My only problem was that the squares didn't come out of the pan very neatly. Any ideas? I chilled it overnight.

Reviewed on May. 01, 2012 by Fab4Gramma

One of the best cheesecakes, plus Quick and Easy. Great for a large group. Have the recipe handy because veryone will want it!

Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2011 by linlu

This recipe is great! I have made this for large groups and it is the "perfect" dessert...Just a taste of delicious cheesecake!

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2009 by doribow

This recipe is wonderful! I made 3 batches for an anniversary celebration. I used blueberries and strawberries and my friends loved every bit of it. This is perfect for those who do not like deserts too sweet. Thanks for sharing!