Rhubarb Cheesecake Squares
Description
A sweet and tart rhubarb cheesecake filling tops a homemade oat-based crust in these easy baked bars.
Ingredients
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1 serving cooking spray
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup old-fashioned oats
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1 cup brown sugar
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1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 cup cold unsalted butter
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2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
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2 cups white sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon vanilla butter and nut flavoring
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1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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2 cups thinly sliced rhubarb
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
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Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Cut in butter until coarse and crumbly. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan to form a crust, reserving about 1/3 cup for topping.
3
Mix cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, vanilla butter and nut flavoring, and cinnamon together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in rhubarb. Pour filling on top of crust. Sprinkle with the reserved crumble.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before cutting into squares.