Pineapple Cheesecake Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    crust (recipe follows)
    2 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
    1/2 c. sugar
    2 eggs
    2/3 c. unsweetened pineapple juice
    1/4 c. all-purpose flour
    1/4 c. sugar
    1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, well drained (reserve 1 c. juice)
    1 (8 oz.) carton Cool Whip
Preparation
    Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
    Bake crust.
    Beat cream cheese in medium bowl until smooth and fluffy.
    Beat in 1/2 cup sugar and the eggs. Stir in 2/3 cup pineapple juice.
    Pour cream cheese mixture over hot crust.
    Bake just until center is set, about 20 minutes.
    Cool completely.
    Mix flour and 1/2 cup sugar in 2-quart saucepan.
    Stir in 1 cup reserved pineapple juice.
    Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly.
    Boil and stir 1 minute.
    Remove from heat; fold in pineapple.
    Cool completely.
    Fold Cool Whip into pineapple mixture.
    Spread carefully over dessert.
    Cover loosely and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.
    Cut into 3-inch squares.

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