Orange Cheesecake Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
1/4 cup butter, melted (must be butter)
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1 teaspoon orange extract
5 drops yellow food coloring
3 drops red food coloring

Preparation

Mix together the vanilla wafer crumbs and butter in a medium size bowl.
Press mixture into a greased 13x9 baking pan.
In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until very smooth.
Add milk, eggs, and vanilla; beat until combined.
Pour half of mixture over crust.
To the remaining cream mixture, add the orange juice concentrate, orange peel, extract and food colorings; beat until combined.
Pour over first cream layer.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set.
Cool on a wire rack.
Refrigerate for 2 hours minimum before cutting into bars.