Orange Crunch Bars

Submitted by KelBel

"Kind of like an orange flavored cheese cake. Make in a square pan or pie plate."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Crust

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted

• Filling

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs, beaten

directions

1. Combine crust ingredients and mix well.
2. Spray an 8 or 9 inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Press crust ingredients into the bottom of the pan.
4. Combine filling ingredients and mix well with a hand mixer or in a food processor.
5. Spread over crust and bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
6. Allow bars to cool and place in the refrigerator for several hours before serving.
7. If you prefer, you may use lemon or lime juice and rind instead of orange.

Reviews

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

Kel these bars are so good, I made them in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish otherwise made no other changes, my orange-loving DH loved these! thanks Kel...Kitten:)

 

[crazycookinmama]

It was super good, and really easy and fast to make. I'd love to try it with mandarin or tangerines. I like the flavor, and the smell of the bars. The women at my Christmas party loved them too.

 

[*OzMan*]

These were very easy to make and tasted just wonderful. I decided to use a pre-made graham cracker pie crust and will make a crust next time. I will make this again in the lemon version next time as well cuz I love lemon, but wanted to try the orange first. Not much of a cheescake type person, but this was wonderful. If you are pressed for time, this fits the bill perfectly. Great job, KelBel! :)