Cherry Cheese Squares Recipe

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Cherry Cheese Squares
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup crisco
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 small cake yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm milk
  • 2 (20 oz) cans cherry pie filling
  • 3 (8 oz) packages cream cheese
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 pints sour cream
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. For the dough crust:.
  2. Cut shortening into the flour, sugar and salt as you would do so in making pie crust.
  3. Crumble yeast into warm milk and stir till dissolved.
  4. Add the egg, vanilla and yeast mixture to the flour mix and form into a ball.
  5. Roll dough to fit a large, deep 12 x18 x2 .
  6. Baking pan.
  7. Spread over this 2 cans cherry pie filling.
  8. For the cheesecake layer:.
  9. Stir the cream cheese and sugar until creamy.
  10. Add vanilla and one egg at a time, beating well after each egg is added.
  11. Beat until fluffy.
  12. Pour this mixture carefully over the cherries.
  13. Bake in 350 degree F. oven for about 1 hour.
  14. While this is baking, prepare topping:.
  15. Mix sour cream with sugar and vanilla to blend.
  16. When cheese cake is baked, remove from oven and spread sour cream mixture over top and bake for 5 minutes more.
  17. Cool, then chill for a few hours.
  18. Cut into small 2 squares to serve.
  19. Note- If you don't have this large baking pan you can divide dough to fit into a 9 x13 x2 pan plus a 9 x9 x2 pan.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 73.81 Kcal (309 kJ)
Calories from fat 23.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.6g 4%
Cholesterol 25.57mg 9%
Sodium 49.34mg 2%
Potassium 42.65mg 1%
Total Carbs 10.84g 4%
Sugars 5.65g 23%
Dietary Fiber 0.18g 1%
Protein 1.82g 4%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 23.5mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 232.36 Kcal (973 kJ)
Calories from fat 73.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.2g 4%
Cholesterol 80.48mg 9%
Sodium 155.33mg 2%
Potassium 134.25mg 1%
Total Carbs 34.12g 4%
Sugars 17.77g 23%
Dietary Fiber 0.58g 1%
Protein 5.73g 4%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0%
Iron 0.5mg 1%
Calcium 73.8mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.7
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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