Cream Cheese Rhubarb Bars

Spring has Sprung!

Finally a nice warm day today! I checked my rhubarb and it’s sprouting through the good earth! I have some in the freezer from last year, so I am going to make these rhubarb cream cheese bars later this week. My friend Anita Galkin brought them as a birthday treat to our exercise group and they were a real hit. Everyone wanted the recipe so I told them I would share it in “What’s Cooking.” I hope you enjoy them too!
 
Cream Cheese Rhubarb Bars
Crust:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
 
Rhubarb Layer:
2 cups chopped rhubarb, if frozen measure while frozen, thaw and drain
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsp flour
 
Cream Cheese Filling:
2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
 
Glaze:
2/3 cup sour cream
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla
 
Directions:
1. Combine crust ingredients, spread in 9x13 inch pan and bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.
2. Toss together ingredients for rhubarb layer and pour over crust. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.
3. Mix together cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat egg in one at a time. Pour mixture over the rhubarb and bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
4. Mix glaze ingredients and spread over bars as soon as they come out of the oven.  Cool and cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.

​Enjoy! Have a great week!