Best Apricot Cream Cheese Bars Recipes

APRICOT CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Prepare 9x11 glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Next mix rolled oats with margarine, flour, baking soda, salt, and brown sugar, using your hands. Mixture should be loose but not dry. You should be able to make a ball and have it stick without it falling apart. Press half of this mixture into the bottom of the pan. Set side the other half for topping.
• Now mix together apricots, water, white sugar, and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Place in saucepan on the stove on medum-high for 30 minutes until the apricots are soft and mushy.
• Next mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, egg and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla in small mixing bowl. Mix it well. Pour it over the base.
• Pour the apricot mixture over the cream cheese mixture. Finally, crumble remaining oat mixture on top.
• Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

FRENCH APRICOT CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, butter and egg until crumbly. Remove 1-1/2 cups and set aside. Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish., Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Spread apricot preserves over warm crust., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add egg; beat on low speed just until combined. Drop by spoonfuls and spread over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture., Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until center is almost set and topping is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cut into bars.

APRICOT ALMOND CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray an 8x8 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• 2. To make the crust add flour and 1/2 c. sugar to a medium size bowl; mix with a fork until blended. Add butter, 4 oz. of the cream cheese and 1 t. almond extract; mix with a fork until crumbles form. Reserve 1/2 c. crumbs for topping; set aside. Press remainder of crumbs onto bottom and halfway up sides of prepared pan, forming a crust; set aside while making filling.
• 3. In a large mixing bowl add 8 oz. of the cream cheese, 1/3 c. of the sugar, the egg and the 1 t. of the almond extract. Beat with a mixer at least 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Pour into prepared crust and dot cream cheese filling and apricot preserves. Top with reserved crumb mixture and then almonds.
• 4. Bake 40 minutes. Remove from oven and chill for 30 minutes. Cut into 8 equal bars; dust with powdered sugar.

FRENCH APRICOT CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Generously grease 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, margarine and egg; mix with fork until crumbly.
• Gently spoon 1 1/2 cups into measuring cup; set aside for topping.
• Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of pan.
• Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
• Spread preserves evenly over crust.
• In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg; beat until smooth.
• Spread evenly over preserves.
• Sprinkle reserved topping mixture over cream cheese.
• Bake at 350° for 28-30 minutes or until toppng is light golden brown.
• Chill before serving. Store in refrigerator.

FRENCH APRICOT CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Spray a 9x13 pan with non stick spray.
• 3. Combine cake mix, butter and egg, mix with a fork til crumbly.
• 4. Spoon 1 1/2 cup crumbs in a bowl and reserve for topping.
• 5. Press remaining crumbs in the pan and bake for 10 minutes.
• 6. Let cool a little, then spread preserves evenly over crust.
• 7. In a bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg.
• 8. Spread evenly over preserves.
• 9. Sprinkle reserved topping evenly over cream cheese mixture.
• 10. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
• 11. Chill before serving and store leftovers in fridge