Sweet Summer Fruit Bars

Makes 12
Time 55 min
Sweet Summer Fruit Bars

We love summer fruit and sometimes indulge in a bit of decadence in our preparation. Sweet dough topped with mascarpone cheese, fresh peaches and berries are finished with crème fraîche and fresh mint. This delicious treat is not your standard fruit bar.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1roll or 1 container prepared sugarcookie dough, about 1 pound
    8 ouncesmascarpone cheese
    2fresh peaches, 2 nectarines or 4 apricots
    1 cupfresh berries, such as strawberries, blueberries and raspberries
    1/4 cupcrème fraîche (or sour cream)
    1/2 teaspoonlemon juice. or to taste
    1 tablespoonpowdered sugar
    12fresh mint leaves

Exclusively for Prime members in select ZIP codes.

Method

Preheat oven according to directions on cookie dough package.


Press dough into a 9x9-inch baking pan and bake according to package directions, generally 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned and cooked through.


Remove from oven and allow it to cool.


When cooled, spread cooked cookie dough with mascarpone cheese, then cut into 12 bars.


Carefully remove bars from pan using a thin spatula and reassemble into the same shape on a platter. (Preparation can be done up to this step ahead of time, and stored covered and refrigerated.)


Clean and cut fruit into attractive large bite-sized pieces.


Arrange cut fruit pieces on top of each bar.


Whisk together crème fraîche, lemon juice and sugar.


Quickly drizzle sparingly across all the bars.


Garnish each bar with a fresh mint leaf and serve immediately.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

280

Total Fat

18g

Saturated Fat

8g

Cholesterol

40mg

Sodium

170mg

Total Carbohydrate

26g

Dietary Fiber

1g

Total Sugars

9g

Protein

3g

Note: We've provided special diet and nutritional information for educational purposes. But remember - we're cooks, not doctors! You should follow the advice of your health-care provider. And since product formulations change, check product labels for the most recent ingredient information. See our Terms of Service.