Cheesecake Bars with Hazelnut Crust

Serves 12
Time 1 hr 30 min

Creamy filling along with a buttery nut crust makes these decadent treats a true delight. Try them cold, straight from the refrigerator. Orange blossom honey gives a floral flavor, but you can use regular honey, if you like.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    Crust
    3/4 cupall-purpose flour
    1/4 cuphazelnuts
    1/3 cupbrown sugar
    5 tablespoonsbutter
    Filling
    8 ouncescream cheese, softened
    4 tablespoonsorange blossom honey
    1large egg
    2 tablespoonsmilk or heavy cream
    1 tablespoonlemon juice
    1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract

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Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.


Place the flour and hazelnuts in the bowl of a food processor and process until nuts are ground and the mixture is blended.


Add brown sugar and butter and process until crumbly and completely blended.


Reserve 1/2 cup for later use.


Press the remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of an 8x8-inch square baking dish.


Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven.


While crust bakes, prepare filling by whisking the cream cheese, honey, egg, milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract together until smooth.


Pour filling onto the hot crust.


Sprinkle the reserved crust over the filling evenly, pressing down just slightly with fingers. Return to oven for 25 minutes.


Cool in the pan to room temperature. Refrigerate until set and cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

170

Total Fat

13g

Saturated Fat

7g

Cholesterol

55mg

Sodium

65mg

Total Carbohydrate

10g

Dietary Fiber

0g

Total Sugars

5g

Protein

3g

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