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For a quick and easy, but delightful blackberry dessert, try this offering! You’ll LOVE the compliments!

Prep Time:  20 minutes
Cook Time:  50 minutes

Shortbread Base:

• 6 tablespoons well-chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch dice
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350°. Place oven rack in middle position. Combine all ingredients for shortbread base in work bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade. Process just until mixture resembles coarse meal. Turn mixture out into a 13×9x2-inch baking pan; press evenly onto bottom of pan. Bake shortbread in preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Filling:

• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup Fischer & Wieser Roasted Blackberry Chipotle Sauce
• Shortbread Base (see recipe above)

While the shortbread is baking prepare filling. In work bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade, process cream cheese until very smooth. Add eggs, sugar and vanilla; process until smooth. Spread the Fischer & Wieser Roasted Blackberry Chipotle Sauce evenly over the hot shortbread, and then pour the cream cheese mixture over it. Return baking dish to oven and bake until lightly puffed, about 30 minutes. Place pan on wire rack and set aside until completely cooled. Score into 24 bars using a sharp knife. Cover with plastic wrap and chill completely before serving. Makes 24 bars.

Popularity: 5%

Try this luscious dessert when you’re looking for something a little different to top off a fine meal!

Prep Time:  15-20 minutes
Bake Time:  20 minutes

• 1-1/2 cups crushed gingersnaps
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup Fischer & Wieser Charred Pineapple Bourbon Sauce

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix gingersnaps and melted butter and press into bottom of 8-inch square baking pan.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until well blended.  Add eggs one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition until just blended.  Stir in Fischer & Weser Charred Pineapple Bourbon Sauce.  Pour batter over crust.  Bake 20 minutes or until just set.  Cool.  Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.  Yield:  16 servings

Popularity: 5%