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Fresh Raspberry Bars

Fresh raspberries and a creamy filling make these bars a delicious and sweet dessert.

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Fresh Raspberry Bars #bars #raspberry #berry #dessert #tableforsevenblog

Ingredients Needed:

  • Butter
  • Brown sugar
  • Flour + Salt
  • Raspberry jam
  • Fresh raspberries
  • Cream cheese
  • Mascarpone cheese
  • Eggs
  • Lemon juice + Vanilla
  • Powdered sugar

Jam: Want to make it homemade? Find Out How!

Mascarpone cheese: If you can’t locate or get your hands on this, feel free to replace it with additional cream cheese. Hint: It is probably located in the “fancy” cheese section in your grocery store.

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How to Make:

  • Make your crust. Once it’s done, let it cool for about 15 minutes.
  • Next, spread the jam on top of that cooled crust. Then, top the jam with your fresh raspberries.
  • In a mixing bowl, make the filling. Pour the filling on top of the fresh raspberries/jam.
  • Bake it!
  • Remove it from the oven and let it cool at room temperature for an hour. Then, refrigerate it for at least 2 hours before serving.
  • Before serving, sprinkle the tops with powdered sugar.

Storage: Keep any leftovers in the refrigerator.

Yield: approx 24 bars

Fresh Raspberry Bars

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Fresh raspberries and a creamy filling make these bars a delicious dessert!

Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Additional Time 3 hours
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • FOR CRUST
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups flour
  • FOR BARS
  • 3/4 cup seedless raspberry or berry jam
  • 6 oz fresh raspberries
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 4 oz mascarpone cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 TBSP flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 TBSP lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • powder sugar, for dusting

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degree. Cover a 9 x 13 baking dish with foil. Make sure to let some extra foil hand over the side for easier removal. Lightly spray foil with non stick cooking spray.
  2. In a mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add in brown sugar. Beat on low to mix. Turn off mixer and add in 2 cups flour. Mix until dough forms.
  3. Spread dough on bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until dough starts to puff. Once done, cool for 15 minutes.
  4. Spread jam on cooled crust.
  5. Sprinkle raspberries evenly over jam.
  6. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and mascarpone cheese. Add in sugar, 1 TBSP flour, lemon juice, eggs and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
  7. Pour over raspberries and jam  evenly.
  8. Bake for 30 minutes or until barely set. Remove from oven and let it cool for 1 hour. Refrigerate for 2 hours, uncovered.
  9. Remove bars by lifting foil completely from pan.
  10. Cut bars and sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving:Calories: 124Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 106mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 3g

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