Cheesecake and Oats Slices
Have you tried oats and cheesecake slices?
Cheesecake fan? Here's a recipe I picked up from the back of a packet of oats many years ago.
It was an easy recipe back then for a raw beginner cook, and they're still just as handy. I made these cheesecake and oat slices for my children, now the grandkids want them too. They enjoy baking these slices with me too.
Cheesecake slices travel well, pop one in a lunchbox.
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Make these cheesecake and oat slices bars as an afternoon snack and refrigerate some for lunch boxes
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup cold butter
- 2 packages cream cheese
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease pan for the mixture
- Mix the flour and brown sugar and cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in oats.
- Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture. Press remaining crumb mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs; beat well. Add milk and vanilla, then lemon juice; beat well.
- Pour over baked crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.
Eat more Oats
- Oatmeal and oat bran are significant sources of dietary fibre
- Antioxidants in oats reduce cholesterol by reducing the ability of blood cells to stick to the inside of artery walls
- Oat beta-glucan slows the rise in blood glucose levels following a meal and delays its decline to pre-meal levels