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Honey Cheese Bars Recipe

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If you like cheesecake, you’ll love this light dessert. Walnuts lend a subtle nutty taste to the crust, and honey and lemon make the creamy topping delicious. —Edna Hoffman, Hebron, Indiana

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Honey Cheese Bars Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

25 30 55

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
FILLING:
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg, lightly beaten
Additional honey, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Press onto the bottom of an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
For filling, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, honey, milk, lemon juice and vanilla until blended. Add egg; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over crust. Bake 20-25 minutes longer or until set. Cool completely on a wire rack. Drizzle with additional honey if desired. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 16 bars.

Nutritional Facts 1 bar (calculated without additional honey) equals 152 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 88 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Honey Cheese Bars in Healthy Cooking August/September 2010, p46

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Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2012 by WhitneyR

This was very good! It took me a while to appreciate it as a light dessert, but my toddler will eat a serving of it and feels like she has gotten a special treat and I don't have the guilt!

Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2011 by Raygina

Very easy and quick. I'm going to keep the ingredients on hand to make it again. It was a big hit.

Reviewed on Oct. 09, 2011 by sands351

I made these yesterday and they turned out to be very tasty. I didn't have any walnuts on hand, so I used pecans in the crust and it worked well. I will be making these again.

Reviewed on Jul. 06, 2011 by LindaLois

This recipe came out perfect. The crust was just right and held together. I could not taste the honey in the filling. however.