LEMON BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS
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Crust:
Vegetable spray
20 Murray's Shortbread or Joseph's Lemon cookies, crushed
1/2 cup almond flour
1/4 cup butter, softened
Filling:
One 8-ounce pkg. reduced fat cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup Splenda
2 eggs
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons grated lemon peel
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
2 teaspoons Nature Sweet powdered or regular powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat an 8 inch square baking pan with vegetable spray and set aside.
In a medium bowl combine cookie crumbs and almond flour. Cut in softened butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pat into the baking pan. Bake 8 minutes or until just turning golden on edges. Set aside to cool.
In same bowl beat together the cream cheese and Splenda. Add eggs and flour, mixing well. Stir in just till combined lemon peel, lemon juice, vanilla, and baking powder. Gently fold in blueberries. Pour over prepared crust. Bake 25 minutes or just until center is set. Cool completely. Dust with Nature Sweet powdered or regular powdered sugar. Cut into 14 squares.
Per Serving: 146 Cal; 4 g Protein; 10 g Tot Fat; 8 g Carb; 1 g Fiber; 2 g Sugar; 78 mg Sodium
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~Beth~
Little Victories; Grand Rapids, MI
Bariatric Support Group
Diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, high cholesterol,
peripheral vein disease, joint pain and 210 lbs
GONE!!
Century Club: July 3, 2006
ONE-derland: Dec. 22, 2006
Double Century: May 29, 2007
Goal: June 15, 2008
Lap RNY: 1/30/06-Dr Randal Baker
TT/BL: 09/21/07-Dr Ronald Ford
PS Revisions: 04/29/08-Dr Ronald Ford
Gallbladder: 05/14/08-Dr Randal Baker
Emergency surgery (Intussusception): 02/29/09-Dr James Foote
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