STRAWBERRY YOGURT BARS

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Strawberries are in season and taste amazing. I grabbed containers of strawberries and started my search for an easy strawberry dessert. I landed on a Strawberry Greek yogurt dessert that sounded perfect for the hot days in July and August.

Don’t these strawberries look amazing! I use these ceramic crates to store fresh fruits and veggies.

I went totally out of my comfort zone with these strawberry yogurt bars. In full disclosure, I do not love Greek yogurt. It is an acquired taste. But, I love to pair strawberries with the tangy so I thought, why not?

If you are a follower of Everyday Edits you know that my recipes can go sideways faster than you can say Greek yogurt. I keep tabs on my recipes here.

Speaking of recipes the ingredient list is simple, but there are multiple steps to follow.

These dessert bars start with a graham cracker and butter crust. Seriously, I could eat the crust with a spoon.

Then there is the cheesecake base made with a combo of cream cheese and Greek yogurt. And, you know what?

I liked it. It tasted lighter and my stomach did not rebel against two blocks of cream cheese.

What tripped me up on this recipe is that from start to finish these bars were baked three times. Yep from the crust to the strawberry puree, I popped these bars in the oven three times. At times I thought I misread the recipe like last month’s snafu I shared in the Weekend Edit newsletter.

STRAWBERRY YOGURT BARS RECIPE

CRUST

6 graham crackers, crushed or 3/4-1 cup graham cracker crumbs

3 tbsp. melted butter I used 4 tbsp butter to build a dense base

CHEESECAKE BAR BASE

1 block of cream cheese

1 cup plain or Greek yogurt

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg white

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 tbsp flour

pinch of salt

STRAWBERRY TOPPING

8 strawberries hulled

2 tbsp sugar

1 cup plain or Greek yogurt

1/2 tsp vanilla

PREHEAT OVEN TO 350

LINE 8X8 WITH PARCHMENT PAPER + SPRAY WITH COOKING SPRAY

PROCESS GRAHAM CRACKERS. IF USING WHOLE GRAHAM CRACKERS PROCESS WITH MELTED BUTTER

FOLD THE GRAHAM CRACKER MIXTURE INTO THE PREPARED BAKING SHEET

PRESS WITH HANDS OR SPATULA . BAKE 5-7 MINUTES.

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