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Rhubarb Cream Cheese Bars

These Rhubarb Cream Cheese Bars take a sweet-tart creamy rhubarb cream cheese filling and sandwich it between a crisp, buttery oat crust. This recipe makes a lot, so plan on sharing!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 212 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST & CRUMBLE TOPPING
  • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup old-fashioned oats
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Morton kosher salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened (not melted)
FOR THE RHUBARB & CREAM CHEESE FILLING
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ⅙ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1½ cups chopped rhubarb

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. For the crust & crumble topping: Combine flour, oats, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. With a rigid pastry blender, cut in the butter until well incorporated and pea-sized crumbles form.
  3. Firmly press half the mixture into an ungreased 9'' x 9'' pan. Set aside the remaining mixture.
  4. For the rhubarb & cream cheese filling: In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, and egg until very smooth, about 1 minute.
  5. Add vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the cream cheese mixture and blend just to combine.
  6. Fold in the rhubarb.
  7. Spread cream cheese/rhubarb filling over the pressed-in crust. Then sprinkle the remaining crust crumbles over the top of the filling.
  8. Bake for 40 minutes, until crumble topping is lightly browned. Let cool completely on a cooling rack. Enjoy right away, once cooled, for the crispiest crumble topping texture.

Notes

  • Store in refrigerator. Serve with vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream.
  • From my mom's recipe box, adapted from a recipe she cut out of the Coteau Shopper newspaper that was submitted by Vicki Showenberg.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 212kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 26g (9%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Cholesterol 41mg (14%) Sodium 92mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 16g (32%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16bars

Amount Per Serving

Calories 212

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 212kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 26g 9%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Cholesterol 41mg 14%
Sodium 92mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 16g 32%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.