Berry Delicious Dessert Bars

This recipe is very versatile because you can use whatever berries are in season, (or on sale) or whatever berries you like!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 6 bars

Ingredients

• Crust

• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1  cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup  nuts (any kind you like, chopped)

• Cream cheese layer

• 16  ounces cream cheese
• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 8  ounces  whipped topping

• Fruit layer

• 10  ounces  your favorite berries
• 1 (4 3/4ounce) package  raspberry  junket danish dessert mix or 1 (4 3/4ounce) package  strawberry-flavor danish dessert mix
• 1 3⁄4 cups cold water or 1 3⁄4 cups  apple juice

Directions

1. For crust: Mix all ingredients together in a mixing bowl
2. Pat into a 9X13 pan like you would pie dough.
3. Bake at 275 degrees for 15 minutes.
4. For cream cheese layer: Cream together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer.
5. fold in whipped topping.
6. spread onto cooled crust.
7. For fruit layer:
8. Bring water and danish dessert mix to a boil for one minute.
9. Remove from heat and add in berries of your choice.
10. Spread on top of cream cheese layer.
11. Refrigerate until ready to eat!