APRICOT STREUSEL CHEESECAKE BARS

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Try Apricot Streusel Cheesecake Bars! With a nutty, buttery oatmeal crust, these streusel cheesecake bars are one layer of yumminess after another.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 5h45m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
1 cup flour
1 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
3 eggs
1 jar (12 oz.) apricot preserves

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Combine oats, flour, butter, nuts and 1/2 cup sugar. Press half the oat mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min.
Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
Spoon preserves over batter, sprinkle with remaining oat mixture.
Bake 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting into bars to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 480, Fat 31 g, SaturatedFat 17 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 115 mg, Sodium 260 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 6 g