Strawberry Cheesecake Blondies
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 16
 
This luscious dessert has all the goodness of a rich chewy blondie, with smooth creamy cheesecake and a sweet/tangy strawberry filling.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup diced fresh strawberries
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • ¾ cup, plus 2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan, combine strawberries, ¼ cup sugar and lime juice. Cook over medium heat until mixture reduces to ½ cup. Remove from heat.
  2. In a small bowl, combine ¾ cup sifted flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Whisk ingredients together and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine butter with brown sugar and mix well. Add 1 egg, cinnamon, ginger and vanilla. Blend well. Add flour mixture, a little at a time, mixing well. Spread in a buttered 8x8x2-inch square pan.
  3. In same medium bowl, combine cream cheese, 2 tablespoons flour and the remaining egg. Alternately spoon cream cheese mixture and cooked strawberries onto blondie layer. Using a knife, swirl to marble.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 40 - 50 minutes or until center is set. Remove pan from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes. Cut the blondies into 2-inch squares. Refrigerate leftovers (although there won't be any!).
Notes
Recipe by Jazzy Gourmet Cooking Studio at http://jazzygourmetblog.com
© 2012 Sherry Klinedinst
All rights reserved. Repost with permission only.
Recipe by Jazzy Gourmet Cooking Studio at https://jazzygourmetblog.com/2012/06/strawberry-cheesecake-blondies/