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Strawberry-Filled Lemon Cream Cheese Bars

Name: Strawberry-Filled Lemon Cream Cheese Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 32
Ingredients: 1 box lemon or yellow cake mix; 1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened; 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds; 1 cup strawberry preserves or jelly; 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 egg; 1/2 cup frozen concentrated margarita mix, thawed

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Strawberry-Filled Lemon Cream Cheese Bars

Prep 30 min
Total 2 hr 15 min
Ingredients 10
Servings 32

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Delicious strawberry-filled bars recipe – a delightful dessert with cream cheese, sugar and margarita mix!

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated Aug 23, 2011

Ingredients

Base

1 box lemon or yellow cake mix
1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
1 cup strawberry preserves or jelly

Filling

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup frozen concentrated margarita mix, thawed

Steps

1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease 13x9-inch pan. Place cake mix in large bowl. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until crumbly. Add almonds; mix well. Reserve 1 cup mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan. Stir preserves until smooth; carefully spread over base.
2

In same bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, salt and egg with electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add margarita mix; beat at low speed until blended. Carefully pour filling over base. Sprinkle reserved base mixture over filling.
3

Bake 34 to 41 minutes or until edges begin to brown and center is set. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Cut into bars. Store covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

tip 1
For an adult gathering, serve this dessert as part of a Mexican-themed dinner. Start the party with margaritas (the kids can have lemonade), then move on to Beef Enchilada Casserole, along with a tossed salad. Cap off the meal with these margarita-flavored bars.
tip 2
Pictured with Sunburst Lemon Bars.

Nutrition Information

160 Calories, 7g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 23g Total Carbohydrate, 14g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 160

Calories from Fat: 60

Total Fat: 7g; 11%

Saturated Fat: 3 1/2g; 18%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 20mg; 7%

Sodium: 160mg; 7%

Potassium: 40mg; 1%

Total Carbohydrate: 23g; 8%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 14g

Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 4%; 4%

Iron: 2%; 2%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;