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Orange Cheesecake Bars Recipe

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I still remember the last day of first grade, when our teacher treated the class to little cups with orange sherbet and vanilla ice cream swirled together. I tried to capture that same delicious flavor when I created these creamy layered bars. -Connie Faulkner, Moxee, Washington

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Orange Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield: 36 Servings

15 45 60

Ingredients

2 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 60 wafers)
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
3 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon orange extract
5 drops yellow food coloring
3 drops red food coloring

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the wafer crumbs and butter. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the milk, eggs and vanilla; beat just until combined. Pour half over crust.
Add the orange juice concentrate, orange peel, extract and food coloring to the remaining cream cheese mixture; beat until combined. Pour over first layer.
Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 106 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 71 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Orange Cheesecake Bars in Taste of Home October/November 2002, p31

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Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2012 by Geri Greene

We always called the ice cream bar a Dream Cicle - glad to have a cheesecake version of this !

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2012 by Geri Greene

I LOVE orange sherbet anything and am so thrilled you even spelled "sherbet" correctly. LOL Our local radio announcers always call it sherbeRt and it never ceases to amaze me. I would put this near the top of my dessert list as it is unique and a childhood fav!!

Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2011 by 44473

I don't know how this is an award winning recipe...I ended up throwing most of it away. It is definitely not worth buying the ingredients that are needed. I have experimented with many cheesecake recipes which ranged from excellent to okay, but this one will be a memorable worst.