Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

Looking for something to fix with all that leftover cranberry sauce? Do you love cheesecake? Then this recipe is a must!


Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

2 C Flour

1 1/2 C quick or old-fashioned oats

1/4 C packed brown sugar

1 C butter or margarine, softened

2 C white chocolate chip morsels

1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened

1 can (14 oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk

1/4 C lemon juice

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 can (16 oz) whole berry cranberry sauce (but I used the jellied cranberry & it was yummy)

2 TBSP cornstarch

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9 X 13 baking pan. Combine flour, oats and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add butter; mix until crumbly. Stir in white chocolate chip morsels. Reserve 2 1/2 C mixture for topping. With floured fingers, press remaining mixture into prepared pan.

Beat cream cheese in a large mixer bowl until creamy. Add sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract; mix until smooth. Pour over crust. Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch in a medium bowl. Spoon and smooth over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved morsel mixture over cranberry mixture.

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.

ENJOY your leftovers!

Creamy Leek and Potato Soup

I got this one off the of the Sister Cafe blog.

Delicious!

6 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
2 leeks, washed, sliced, including white and light green parts
1 cup chopped onion
1 carrot, sliced
1 stalk of celery, sliced
4 cups chicken broth
1 Tb dried parsley flakes
1 tsp garlic salt
2 Tb butter
12 oz. can evaporated milk
12 oz. bacon, cooked and crumbled
sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
chives, chopped - optional

Combine everything except last 4 ingredients in crockpot. Cook on low 7-9 hours or on high 3-4 hours. Stir in the can of evaporated milk the last 45 minutes. Serve hot topped with bacon, cheddar, and chives. (If you have a family that loves bacon, like mine, then you might want to stir in the bacon at the end too... otherwise you might run out fast!)