Easy Grapefruit Cheesecake Bars
These easy grapefruit cheesecake bars are rich, yet refreshing. This is a perfect summer dessert recipe but the sunny citrus flavor will brighten up a winter menu, too.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (10 full sheets graham crackers, crushed)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 8 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, softened (regular cream cheese is fine, too)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
- 1 tablespoon grapefruit zest
- grapefruit segments and fresh mint, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray an 8 or 9-inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray; line with parchment paper, and then spray parchment paper.
- If you have whole graham crackers, use a food processor to crush crackers into fine crumbs. Stir sugar and melted butter into the graham cracker crumbs and mix until combined. Press firmly into prepared pan. (I like to use the bottom of a measuring cup to do this.)1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs , 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- Bake crust for 7 minutes. Remove from oven.
- While the crust is baking, beat the cream cheese until fluffy using an electric mixer, and then beat in the egg, sweetened condensed milk, grapefruit juice, and the zest until combined. Filling will be quite runny.8 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, softened, 2 large eggs, 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk, ½ cup freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, 1 tablespoon grapefruit zest
- Pour filling onto the pre-baked crust. Bake until golden brown around the edges and the middle is slightly jiggly, about 35 minutes.
- Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate bars for at least 4 hours. They’ll continue to firm up as they chill.
- Lift the bars out of the pan using the parchment paper. Cut into 12 squares.
- Garnish each serving with a fresh grapefruit segment and a sprig of fresh mint, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1square | Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 218mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 414IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 138mg | Iron: 1mg
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