CRANBERRY-GINGER CHEESECAKE BARS

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Celebrate with Cranberry-Ginger Cheesecake Bars. These Cranberry-Ginger Cheesecake Bars have a homemade crust made from oats, walnuts and more, with a deliciously creamy and gingery PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese filling. Topped with cranberries, it'll be gone as soon as you put it on the table.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 4h5m

Yield 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup flour
1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup walnut halves, finely chopped
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar, divided
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped
3 eggs
1-1/4 cups cranberries

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F.
Line 13x9-inch baking dish with foil, leaving ends of foil hanging over sides of dish; spray with cooking spray.
Combine flour, oats, nuts, butter and 1/4 cup sugar; press onto bottom of prepared baking dish. Bake 12 min.
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add ginger; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
Pour cream cheese mixture over crust; top with cranberries.
Bake 40 to 45 min. or until center is almost set; cool completely.
Refrigerate 2 hours. Use foil handles to remove dessert from dish before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 240, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 125 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g