Light Strawberry Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 9 sheets low-fat honey graham crackers (5 inchesx2 1/2 inches)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup low-sugar strawberry preserves
• 1 (1 ounce) package sugar-free chocolate pudding mix
• 1/4 cup nonfat milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 (8 ounce) packages neufchatel cheese
• 2 cups frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
• 12 small strawberries, halved

Recipe

• 1 line an 8-inch square cake pan with foil.
• 2 in food processor, process graham crackers and sugar to fine crumbs.
• 3 add butter and 1 t water; process until crumbs are moistened.
• 4 press crumb mixture into pan.
• 5 melt 3/4 cup strawberry preserves; spread over crumbs.
• 6 on medium-high speed, beat pudding mix, milk and vanilla 1 minute.
• 7 beat in cream cheese until smooth; fold in topping.
• 8 spread over preserves.
• 9 chill until firm, 8 hours or overnight.
• 10 cut into 12 slices.
• 11 melt remaining preserves.
• 12 top each slice with a halved strawberry and 1 t preserves.