TANGY LEMON SQUARES

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Lemon juice and peel flavor this luscious dessert's fillingmade with fat free cream cheese and baked over a cereal crumb crust.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 45m

Yield Makes 2 doz. or 24 servings, one square each.

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups bite-size shredded wheat cereal, finely crushed
1-1/2 cups flour
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) cold margarine, cut up
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Fat Free Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 Tbsp. grated lemon zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix cereal, flour and brown sugar in large bowl. Cut in margarine with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 2 cups of the crumb mixture; set aside for later use. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 min.
  • Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggs, lemon juice and zest with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
  • Bake an additional 20 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Cut into 24 squares. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 200 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 5 g

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