Orange Cheesecake Bars

I can hear you already going what on earth is that?????



Well.....If words like “Bars” make you think, “Ew, weird, clicking away now." Don’t–click away!


Avoiding things that sound weird will keep you from enjoying things that taste amazing.



So onto the recipe...

 First things first
Ingredients:

16 ounces sour cream
8 ounce cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
3 whole eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup orange marmalade jelly



Crust Ingredients:

4 tbsp butter
7 ounces shortbread cookies
1 tbsp sugar

Second things steps...

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (or 165 degrees C) and grease a 9x13-inch pan. Line the bottom and extending up 2 sides of the pan with parchment paper.

For the crust, place the cookies into a Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin until they’re as fine as you can get them. Add them to the bowl with the melted butter and 1 tablespoon of sugar and stir to combine until it looks like damp sand.

Spread the crust mixture evenly along the bottom of the pan being careful not to disturb the parchment then refrigerate the crust for about 10 minutes to set.

In the meantime beat together the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla until smooth and lump free. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl periodically with a rubber spatula.

Add the eggs one at a time making sure that each egg is full incorporated before adding the next. Add the orange marmalade and beat until incorporated.

Pour the batter onto the prepared crust and make sure it’s spread evenly over the bottom. The batter will have a very liquid consistency but after baking it firms up nicely.

Bake the cheesecake bars for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until they're set. Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool to room temperature before refrigerating for at least 4 hours. Chilling overnight is even better.


Now simple disclosure I will on occasion borrow pictures from other sites if I did not take one and I apologize...The above picture came from www.tasteofhome.com



Enjoy !!

Love, Kiolbasa Style