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Strawberry Cheese Cake Crescent Bars

November 21, 2013 By Kelli and Holli 13 Comments

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Strawberry Cheese Cake Crescent Bars. A wonderful, quick and easy treat for special occasions or any day. via @KitchenKelli

Strawberry Cheese Cake Crescent Bars. A wonderful, quick and easy treat for special occasions or any day. From Kelli's Kitchen

Each Wednesday in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper the is a long-running column called Melba’s Swap Shop. I guess Melba has been running the column for a very long time. I have seen recipe booklets titled Melba’s Swap Shop with different volume numbers. All the recipes are from home cooks throughout out state. Last week, I saw a really simple recipe that sounded delicious.  It was given to her by one of the two painters who came to her house to paint.  His name is Robert Brown of Midwest City, Oklahoma.  I cut it out and brought it home. **as I reread this, I notice how old fashioned I sound by reading a real newspaper and cutting a recipe out of it**. I made the recipe last weekend and changed it up a bit so I will list both the recipes here.

Original Cheese Cake Crescent Bars

The original recipe ingredients:

  • 2 cans crescent rolls
  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • ½ cup Butter, melted
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350F.

Spray 13 x 9 dish with non-stick spray

Open first can of rolls, press perforations together and press into bottom of dish.

Using and mixer, mix all cream cheese, 1 Cup sugar, and 1 Tablespoon vanilla

Spread over bottom layer in dish

Roll out other can of crescent rolls and press perforations together then lay on top of cream cheese mixture.

Brush melted butter on top and then, after mixing ½ Cup sugar and cinnamon spread it over top.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Let cool and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Strawberry Cheese Cake Crescent Bars

Ingredients:

  • 2 cans Crescent rolls
  • 2 boxes (8 ounces) cream cheese
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ¼ Cup melted butter
  • ¼ Cup sugar
  • ½ Cup Homemade strawberry jam

Directions:

Preheat oven 350F

Spray 13 X 9 pan

Cheese Cake Crescent Bars from Kelli's Kitchen

Cheese Cake Crescent Bars from Kelli’s Kitchen

Open first can, press perforations together and put in bottom of dish.

Mix cream cheese and sugar then spread ½ on top of crescent in dish.

Cheese Cake Crescent Bars from Kelli's Kitchen

Cheese Cake Crescent Bars from Kelli’s Kitchen

Spread preserves over top making sure to leave 1 inch around sides.

Spread rest of cream cheese over top of preserves.

Open 2nd can, press perforations and lay on top of mixture.

Brush ¼ Cup butter on top and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Cheese Cake Crescent Bars from Kelli's Kitchen

Cheese Cake Crescent Bars from Kelli’s Kitchen

Allow to cool the refrigerate overnight and then cut into bar sized pieces.

Cheese Cake Crescent Bars from Kelli's Kitchen

Strawberry Cheese Cake Crescent Bars. A wonderful, quick and easy treat for special occasions or any day.
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Strawberry Cheese Cake Crescent Bars

Course Dessert
Keyword cheese cake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cans Crescent rolls
  • 2 boxes 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ¼ Cup melted butter
  • ¼ Cup sugar
  • ½ Cup Homemade strawberry jam

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven 350F
  2. Spray 13 X 9 pan
  3. Open first can, press perforations together and put in bottom of dish.
  4. Mix cream cheese, vanilla and sugar then spread ½ on top of crescent in dish.

  5. Spread preserves over top making sure to leave 1 inch around sides.
  6. Spread rest of cream cheese over top of preserves.
  7. Open 2nd can, press perforations and lay on top of mixture.
  8. Brush ¼ Cup butter on top and sprinkle with sugar.
  9. Bake for 30 minutes.
  10. Allow to cool the refrigerate overnight and then cut into bar sized pieces.

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Comments

  1. lizwaterson

    November 22, 2013 at 12:32 AM

    The strawberry jam is a perfect addition!

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      November 22, 2013 at 3:55 AM

      Thank you! I also thought about 1/2 Cup Peanut butter and some chocolate chips for a different taste! Thanks for dropping by and please come back anytime!

      Reply
  2. The Vampire Diet

    November 22, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    Reblogged this on The Vampire Diet and commented:
    I gotta try this…

    Reply
  3. Choc Chip Uru

    November 22, 2013 at 3:41 PM

    These cheesecake bars look so ridiculously decadent, a favourite recipe of mine 😀

    Cheers
    CCU

    Reply
  4. Tana

    November 22, 2013 at 4:58 PM

    I need to try these. They look yummy.

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      November 22, 2013 at 5:05 PM

      Thanks – they are! I am entering in a contest at Imperial Sugar and I hope they help me win!

      Reply
  5. now at home mom

    November 22, 2013 at 8:11 PM

    🙂 looks so good Kelly and with your homemade strawberry preserves, I’m sure it was amazing! 🙂

    Reply
  6. thehomeheart

    November 24, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    You’re on a roll, lady! They all look so good!

    Reply
  7. The Renegade Seamstress

    November 24, 2013 at 5:22 PM

    YUM!!!! My mouth is watering and I’m making my son go to the store right now and pick up the ingredients. This one is getting pinned for sure!!!

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      November 24, 2013 at 6:16 PM

      Thank you! They are great!

      Reply
  8. pamasaurus

    November 25, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    Yum! These sound and look amazing!!!

    Reply
  9. Debbi Hernandez

    November 27, 2019 at 6:25 PM

    Still in the process of making to take for Thanksgiving with our family. Just a note, I’m sure most people know what to do, but should a novice baker try to make them, the recipe doesn’t say to add the vanilla to the cteam cheese mixture.
    I’m sure they are going to be great, I’m going to make them with several different flavors of jams/jellies, excited!

    Reply

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