Description
Creamy Strawberry-Rhubarb Cream Cheese Bars with buttery pecan crumble topping and tangy rhubarb filling.
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup chopped toasted pecans
1 cup chilled butter
4 cups chopped rhubarb
1 package strawberry Jello
16 oz cream cheese
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350ยฐF and line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper
2. Mix flour, brown sugar, pecans, and butter until crumbly
3. Press half the mixture into the pan and bake for 10 to 15 minutes
4. Combine rhubarb, strawberry Jello, and 1/2 cup sugar
5. Beat cream cheese with remaining sugar until fluffy
6. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until smooth
7. Spread cream cheese mixture over crust
8. Top with rhubarb mixture
9. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over top
10. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes
11. Cool and refrigerate before slicing
Notes
Use room temperature cream cheese
Frozen rhubarb should be thawed and drained
Chill fully before slicing for clean bars
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg