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apple cream cheese squares

Apple Cream Cheese Squares

Not as fancy as cheesecake but every bit as delicious, featured in Harrowsmith Magazine in 2008
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Canadian
Servings 12
Calories 354 kcal

Ingredients
  

Shortbread Crust

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup cold butter, cut into chunks
  • ¼ cup pecans
  • pinch of salt

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature block style, not spreadable
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ tsp vanilla

Apple Topping

  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 4 cups apples, peeled and sliced about 4-5 medium apples
  • ¼ cup roughly chopped pecans

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400° and ensure rack is in lower middle of oven.
  • Cut a piece of parchment paper large enough to fill a 9 inch square or 8 x 10 baking pan with overhang.
  • Add flour, sugar, butter, pecans and salt in bowl of food processor. Whirl until fine crumb texture. Pour into pan over parchment paper. Adjust paper to fit, then press mixture into the pan evenly. Start in the centre and work towards the outer edge to ensure an even crust.
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes until lightly browned around the edges and set. Remove and allow to cool briefly, about 10 minutes.
  • Add cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla into the bowl of food processor. No need to clean out from previous mixture. Process until very smooth and no lumps remain. Spoon over cooled pastry base and spread evenly in pan.
  • Combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over peeled and sliced apples and toss lightly. Arrange apple mixture over cream cheese filling. Sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over top.
  • Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a rack, then allow to chill in refrigerator before serving. Remove squares from pan by lifting parchment paper and place on a cutting board to cut evenly into 12 squares.

Notes

Nutrition information based on use of full fat cream cheese and salted butter.

Nutrition

Serving: 1squareCalories: 354kcalCarbohydrates: 37.7gProtein: 4.2gFat: 21.9gSaturated Fat: 11.7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4.9gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 220.1mgPotassium: 115.1mgFiber: 2.5gSugar: 23.1g
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