Strawberry Cream Bars Recipes

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick spray.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cookie mix, butter and egg until a dough forms.
• Press dough into the bottom of the baking pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth.
• In a small, microwave-safe bowl, microwave white chocolate chips for 45 to 60 seconds or until chips are melted. Stir until smooth.
• Stir in the melted white chocolate chips with the cream cheese.
• Spread this mixture evenly over the cooled sugar cookie crust. Refrigerate while making the topping.
• In a small bowl, crush 1 cup of the strawberries.
• In 2-quart saucepan, add the crushed strawberries, sugar, cornstarch and water.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.
• Remove from heat and let cool 10 minutes.
• Gently fold in remaining strawberries. Spoon over the filling.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until set.

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Spray 9×13 with cooking spray
• In large bowl combine butter, one egg and cake mix. Mixture will be stiff. I used my hands to combine the dough.
• Reserve 1 cup of mixture for topping and set aside.
• Press the remaining mixture in the bottom of the pan and bake for 10 minutes.
• While crust is baking, slice the strawberries into approx 1/4″ slices.
• In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and remaining egg until smooth.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over top the partially baked crust.
• Evenly arrange the sliced strawberries over the cream cheese mixture and the sprinkle with remaining crust.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until center is set and crumbs on top turn golden brown.
• Cool completely on wire rack and chill at least 30 minutes before serving.

STRAWBERRIES & CREAM BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat butter, cake mix and 1 egg in large bowl with mixer until crumbly. Reserve 3/4 cup crumb mixture; press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 min.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla until blended. Add remaining egg; mix well.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over crust; top with strawberries, then reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 45 min. or until center is set and crumb topping is lightly browned. Cool completely. Refrigerate 30 min. before cutting into bars.
• Garnish with sifted powdered sugar just before serving.

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM BARS

Steps:

• In a blender, combine strawberries, 3/4 cup sugar, and pinch of salt and puree until smooth. Pour into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Transfer to freezer and scrape with a fork every 30 minutes until mixture is thick and slushy, 2 hours. Smooth top with a rubber spatula.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg whites on high until foamy. With mixer on medium, gradually add 3/4 cup sugar. Increase speed to high and beat until stiff, glossy peaks form, 3 minutes. In another medium bowl, beat cream and vanilla on high until stiff peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. With rubber spatula, gently fold whipped cream into egg-white mixture. Pour over strawberry mixture and smooth top with rubber spatula. Freeze until firm, about 4 hours (covered, up to 3 days), before cutting into 12 squares.

STRAWBERRY CRUNCH ICE CREAM BARS

Steps:

• For the strawberry ice cream: Heat the heavy cream and half-and-half in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until bubbles form around the edges, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• Meanwhile, beat the sugar, honey and egg yolks in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until pale yellow. While whisking, gradually add a little of the hot cream mixture to the egg mixture until combined. Gradually add the remaining cream until all is incorporated, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the saucepan and stir in the freeze-dried strawberry powder. Cook, whisking constantly, over medium heat until the mixture is thickened and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in a few drops of red food coloring, if desired. Cool completely over an ice water bath, then process in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Spoon the ice cream into a 9-inch square baking pan lined with parchment paper or plastic wrap. Transfer to the freezer and freeze until very firm, at least 3 to 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Meanwhile, make the strawberry crunch: Place the sandwich cookies in a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, 3 or 4 times. Add the gelatin and melted butter and pulse just until combined. Spread the mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let stand until dry.
• Remove the ice cream from the freezer. Lift the ice cream on the parchment from the baking pan. Cut into 8 bars. Insert a popsicle stick in the bottom of each bar. Dredge each bar in the strawberry crunch mixture. (Each bar should be evenly coated all over.) Transfer the coated bars to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze 1 hour to firm up before serving.