Pineapple Cheesecake Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    For the Crust
    2 cups flour
    2/3 cup softened butter
    1/2 cup toasted and finely chopped almonds (food processor)
    1/2 cup powdered sugar
    For the Filling
    2 (8 ounce) packages fat free cream cheese or (8 ounce) packages low-fat cream cheese, softened
    1/2 cup sugar
    2 eggs
    2/3 cup pineapple juice
    1/4 cup flour
    1/4 cup sugar
    1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained (reserve 1 cup of juice from can)
    1/2 cup low-fat whipping cream
Preparation
    For the crust:
    Heat oven to 350.
    Mix all crust ingredients with a fork and press into 9x13\" pan.
    Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until set.
    For The Filling:
    In a bowl beat cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
    Beat in 1/2 cup sugar and the eggs.
    Stir in 2/3 pineapple juice.
    Pour over hot crust and bake about 20 minutes or until middle is set.
    Cool completely.
    In a saucepan mix flour and 1/4 cup sugar,stir in the reserved pineapple juice.
    Heat to a boil over medium heat, stir for 1 minute.
    Remove from heat and fold in pineapple.
    Cool Completely.
    Beat whipping cream in a chilled bowl until stiff.
    Fold in the cooled pineapple mixture.
    Spread carefully over top of cream cheese and crust.
    cover and chill for 4 hours.
    cut into squares.

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