Simple Way to Make Award-winning Cherry Rhubarb Cream Cheese Shortbread Dessert Bars

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cherry rhubarb cream cheese shortbread dessert bars. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook cherry rhubarb cream cheese shortbread dessert bars using 23 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Cherry Rhubarb Cream Cheese Shortbread Dessert Bars:

1. Take For the rhubarb puree
2. Get chopped rhubarb
3. Take sugar
4. Make ready water
5. Prepare For the cream cheese shortbread
6. Make ready low-fat cream cheese
7. Make ready unsalted butter
8. Prepare sugar
9. Get salt
10. Get vanilla extract
11. Prepare flour
12. Take For the rhubarb curd
13. Get eggs
14. Take sugar
15. Take rhubarb puree
16. Get pitted, dark, sweet, cherries in heavy syrup chopped
17. Prepare brown sugar
18. Make ready red dye
19. Make ready vanilla extract
20. Make ready lemon juice
21. Make ready zest of 1 lemon
22. Prepare salt
23. Take flour

Steps to make Cherry Rhubarb Cream Cheese Shortbread Dessert Bars:

1. Opt for thinner, red rhubarb stalks — When choosing your rhubarb from the store or farmers market, go for the stalks that are mostly red and thinner. These stalks will be sweeter than the thick green ones.
2. In a medium pot, combine chopped rhubarb, sugar, and water and heat over medium heat for 10-12 minutes, or until the rhubarb is completely broken down. Transfer mixture to a blender and puree until smooth. Set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside. In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla extract until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Turn mixer to low speed and incorporate flour. Press dough firmly onto the bottom of the baking dish, spreading evenly to the edges. Bake for 15 minutes.
4. While the shortbread is cooking, make the rhubarb curd! In a large bowl, whisk all ingredients except for the flour. Here is also where I added the cherries and brown sugar. Use as much red dye as you’d like, and remember that the color will fade a bit during cooking. Once mixed, whisk in the flour.
5. Pour the rhubarb curd on top of the cream cheese shortbread, then bake for an additional 20 minutes to set the rhubarb.
6. Cool bars for at least 4 hours in fridge.
7. Then cut and top with powdered sugar! Serve & Enjoy!

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