Fresh summer berry, cream cheese bars

Name: Fresh summer berry, cream cheese bars
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: about 24 slices
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c graham cracker crumbs; 1/2 c graham cracker crumbs; 1 c finely chopped walnuts; 1/2 c finely chopped walnuts; 1/3 c quick-cooking oatmeal; 4 Tbsp sugar; 1/2 c sugar; 1 stick melted butter; 3 8 oz pkgs cream cheese, softened; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 c cool whip, thawed; 2 c each, blackberries, wild blueberries; 2 c sliced strawberries; 3-4 Tbsp all natural strawberry preserves, or you can use strawberry flavored ice cream syrup

By sherry monfils
@smonfils

I had just bought all these fresh berries and didn't know what to do, beside eat them right out of the bowl, lol. I thought a fresh creamy pie or dessert bars would be good. And to top it off with fresh berries to give a taste of the soon to be here summer. Delicious, not heavy, very refreshing tasting!

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Serves:

about 24 slices

Prep:

40 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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1 c

graham cracker crumbs
1/2 c

graham cracker crumbs
1 c

finely chopped walnuts
1/2 c

finely chopped walnuts
1/3 c

quick-cooking oatmeal
4 Tbsp

sugar
1/2 c

sugar
1 stick

melted butter
3

8 oz pkgs cream cheese, softened
2 tsp

vanilla
2 c

cool whip, thawed
2 c

each, blackberries, wild blueberries
2 c

sliced strawberries
3-4 Tbsp

all natural strawberry preserves, or you can use strawberry flavored ice cream syrup

How to Make Fresh summer berry, cream cheese bars

Step-by-Step

Heat oven to 350. Lightly spray a 9" x 13" baking pan with cooking spray. In lg bowl, combine cracker crumbs, walnuts, oats, 4 tbsp sugar and melted butter, stirring as you pour in the butter.
Press crumb mix into bottom of pan and smooth out. Bake 10 mins and let cool. In another lg bowl, Beat cream cheeses, remaining sugar and vanilla until smooth. Slowly and on low speed, mix in cool whip.
Spread cream cheese mix evenly over crust, arrange berries over filling. Refrigerate until ready to use. To serve, place a slice on a plate. Microwave the strawberry preserves in the microwave for about 20 seconds, or until mostly melted. Drizzle sauce over the berries and serve.Enjoy:-)

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