Fig And Cream Cheese Bars

Description

A buttery crumble crust, flavoured cream cheese filling and sweet figs.
Source: cooking light

Ingredients

• All-purpose Flour
• Brown Sugar
• Salt
• Butter
• Dried Figs
• Water
• Granulated Sugar
• Fresh Lemon Juice
• Reduced-fat Cream Cheese
• Pure Vanilla Extract
• Egg
• Powdered Sugar

Instructions

1. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup
2. Level with a knife
3. In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and salt, stirring well with a whisk
4. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal
5. Press mixture firmly into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray
6. Combine figs, water and 1 / 4 cup granulated sugar in a medium saucepan
7. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat
8. Cook 5 minutes or until figs are tender and sugar dissolves
9. Cool slightly
10. Place fig mixture and juice in a blender
11. Process until smooth
12. Gently spread fig mixture over prepared crust
13. Place remaining 1 / 4 cup granulated sugar, cheese, vanilla, and egg in a medium bowl
14. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth
15. Pour over fig mixture
16. Spread to edges
17. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until set and lightly browned
18. Cool in pan on a wire rack
19. Sprinkle with powdered sugar