Cranberry Oatmeal Cheesecake Bars
Cranberry Oatmeal Cheesecake Bars that taste like Thanksgiving in bar form. With "cheesecake" made from yogurt instead of cream cheese.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (or more all-purpose flour)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 6 Tbsp salted butter, melted
- 3 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Filling
- 1 1/3 cups dried cranberries
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp lemon rind, grated
- 1 large egg white
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325˚F. Lightly spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- For the Crust: In a medium bowl, mix together the flours, sugar, oats, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Pour in the butter and lemon juice, and mix until fully incorporated. (mixture should be crumbly)
- Reserve 1/2 cup of the oat mixture. Press the crust mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- For the Filling: In a medium bowl, mix together the filling ingredients until fully combined. Spread the mixture over the crust and sprinkle the reserved oat mixture evenly over the cranberry mixture.
- Bake the 40 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Allow to cool before cutting into squares.