Pineapple Cheesecake Squares - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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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
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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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