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Strawberries & Cream Bars

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Strawberry season is here.
At least in my area. And I am in heaven. I love this time of year. I’ve already made jam and the jars look so pretty on my shelf.
I’ve also made smoothies and I’ve just started using chia seeds and kefir in them and I love the healthy benefits they provide. Plus you can’t even taste them. My little Emma loves when I make smoothies using strawberries, chia seeds, kefir, ice, greek yogurt and a little sweetener. It’s so good and so good for us. I found the chia seeds at Costco and the Kefir at Winco. Now onto this pretty recipe.

Ingredients

1 box 18.25 oz) vanilla cake mix
1/3 C. butter, softened
2 eggs, divided
3 C. sliced strawberries
8 oz. cream cheese
1/3 C. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350°. 
  • Spray 9×13 with cooking spray.
  •  In large bowl combine butter, one egg and cake mix. Mixture will be stiff. I used my hands to combine the dough. 
  • Reserve 1 cup of mixture for topping and set aside.
  •  Press the remaining mixture in the bottom of the pan and bake for 10 minutes.
  •  While crust is baking, slice the strawberries into approx 1/4″ slices.
  •  In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and remaining egg until smooth. 
  • Spread cream cheese mixture over top the partially baked crust.
  •  Evenly arrange the sliced strawberries over the cream cheese mixture and the sprinkle with remaining crust. 
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes until center is set and crumbs on top turn golden brown. 
  • Cool completely on wire rack and chill at least 30 minutes before serving.

Note: I liked these the day I made them better than the leftovers. Be sure to refrigerate any leftovers you have.

Recipe Source: Cookies and Cups
SixSistersStuff.com

Comments

  5. I can't wait for strawberry season to hit here (2 more months). You're so lucky and those bars look so fresh and tasty!

  8. Your bars look out of this world delicious! Your photos are gorgeous too. I am crazy about anything with cream cheese, and know these must be so tasty. Thanks for sharing at Weekend Potluck.

  10. This recipe looks wonderful. Simple and elegant and I'm sure it is going to knock my socks off! Thanks for sharing this. I needed a great recipe to make for tonight and I think I have a winner 🙂 Krista @ A Handful of Everything

  22. I am going to have to try this recipe out! Looks amazing! I am a new follower from southern charm! I would love for you to check out my blog and hopefully you will want to follow me back! Have a great evening, Nicole!

  24. I used strawberry cake mix…the pan is almost gone, and I just made them! Oh! There even better cold! Thanks for an awesome easy tastey bar to brighten up all this northeastern rain 🙂

    • I’m so glad you like them and what a great idea to use strawberry cake mix! I would love some rain here in Idaho! It’s so hot and dry 🙁

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