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Easy Cream Cheese Fruit Squares (using pie filling) rec.food.recipes/Ed Paulhus/1999
1 cup sugar, divided 1/3 cup butter 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 3 pkgs. (8 oz. each) cream cheese 4 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 (21 oz.) can blueberry filling
Preheat oven to 325F.
To prepare crust: In medium saucepan place 1/4 cup sugar and butter; heat until butter is melted, stirring occasionally. Stir in graham cracker crumbs; press mixture evenly over the bottom of a 13 x 9-in. baking pan.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in remaining 3/4 cup sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and vanilla, until well blended.
Spoon blueberry filling over crust. Carefully pour cream cheese mixture over blueberries.
Bake just until set, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool. Chill until cold, about 2 hours or longer.
Cut into 24 squares. Serve garnished with strawberry halves or mint leaves, if desired.
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