Rhubarb Cream Cheese Food

RHUBARB CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Mix until crumbly and pat into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• In a medium bowl, toss together the chopped rhubarb, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon flour. Pour onto crust. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Pour over hot rhubarb in the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Cover with sour cream topping while still hot.
• To make the sour cream topping: In a small bowl, combine 1 cup sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well and spread on top of cake.

RHUBARB CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix flour, oats and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of a greased 9-in. square baking pan., For filling, beat cream cheese, sugar, salt and spices until smooth. Add egg and vanilla; beat on low speed just until combined. Fold in rhubarb. Spread over crust. Sprinkle with topping., Bake until golden brown and filling is set, about 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, about 2 hours. Cut into squares.

RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Combine crust ingredients. Spread in 9X13" pan and bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
• Toss together ingredients for rhubarb layer and pour over crust. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Mix together cream cheese and sugar. Beat eggs in one at a time, pour mixture over rhubarb and bake 25 minutes at 375.
• Mix glaze ingredients and spread over bars as soon as they come out of the oven.

CREAM CHEESE RHUBARB BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine butter, flour, oats and brown sugar until crumbly.
• Press 1/2 the mixture into bottom of 9x13 baking pan.
• Beat cream cheese, white sugar, eggs, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl. Stir in rhubarb.
• Pour over prepared crust.
• Sprinkle with remaining reserved topping.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool and refrigerate.
• Serve cool.

RHUBARB CHEESECAKE DREAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease an 11x7-inch baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix together 1 cup flour, the softened butter, and 1 tablespoon sugar until well combined; press into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Bake the crust in the preheated oven until it starts to brown, about 10 minutes. Remove the crust. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Using the same bowl, thoroughly mix 1 cup sugar with 1/4 cup flour; stir in the rhubarb and toss to coat. Spread the rhubarb mixture over the baked crust. Using the same bowl, mash the cream cheese, 1/2 cup of sugar, and the egg until the mixture is creamy; spread over the rhubarb.
• Bake in the oven until the rhubarb is bubbling and the topping is set, about 35 minutes.
• In the same bowl, mix sour cream with 1 tablespoon of sugar; spread over the hot dessert. Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

CREAMY RHUBARB CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. FOR CRUST: Mix together flour, sugar and butter. Press crust into 10 inch pie plate covering bottom and sides. Set aside
• 2. FOR LAYER 1, RHUBARB: Combine rhubarb, sugar and flour. Stir together lightly and pour into crust. Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes. Prepare Layer 2 mixture while this layer bakes. Remove from oven.
• 3. FOR LAYER 2, CREAM CHEESE: With mixer beat together cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Pour this mixture over hot rhubarb layer and return to oven to bake at 350 degrees (temperature reduced from previous layer) for about 30 minutes or until almost set. Remove from oven.
• 4. FOR LAYER 3, SOUR CREAM: Stir together topping ingredients and spread over hot cheesecake. Chill until firm and cold. If you like garnish with a bit of rhubarb, rhubarb jam, or even strawberries.

RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE TORTE

Steps:

• To make the crumb mixture: In a bowl, add the graham cracker crumbs, the 1/2 cup of sugar, plus the 1 tablespoon of sugar, and the butter; mix well. (I used a fork to mix the ingredients together.) Press the crumb mixture in the bottom of a greased 11x7-inch glass baking dish. Set baking dish aside.
• At this point, preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• To make the cream cheese filling: In a bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in the eggs. Finally beat in the sugar and extract, until mixture is creamy and smooth. Pour the filling over the crumb mixture, and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
• After removing the baking dish from oven, allow to cool at room temperature for 2 hours. (But, after cooling for 30 minutes, start preparing the rhubarb topping.).
• To make the rhubarb topping: In a 3-quart saucepan, add the rhubarb, sugar, and water. (You may not think a 1/4 cup of water is not enough to cook the rhubarb, but trust me it is.) Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes; stirring continuously. Lower the heat to a simmer, and continue cooking for 5 minutes; stirring continuously. Add the gelatin powder, and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat, and allow to cool at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Once the rhubarb mixture has cooled, place the saucepan in the refrigerator to chill for 20 minutes, then pour the mixture over the cream cheese filling.
• Place the baking dish back in the refrigerator, and chill the dessert for 3 hours before slicing and serving.
• Note: This is one dessert that doesn't need to be covered while stored in the refrigerator. (Refrigerate any leftovers.).

NO BAKE RHUBARB CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crush the biscuits in a sealable plastic bag with a rolling pin until everything turns into crumbs.
• Mix the butter and salt with the crumbs.
• Spoon the mixture into the base of a 23cm (9in) springform cake tin and level with the back of a spoon.
• Place in the fridge to set.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C / fan 180°C / 390°F / gas mark 6.
• Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
• Align the rhubarb in a single layer on top of the parchment paper.
• Sprinkle evenly with caster sugar.
• Sprinkle with the blood orange zest and juice.
• [Optional] Place peppercorns in muslim and tie it up. Put in the orange juice.
• Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, then leave to cool.
• Drain the rhubarb juices into a small saucepan and place over a low heat. Place the gelatine leaves in the liquid to soften and stir until everything is dissolved.
• Place the liquid and three quarters of the cooled rhubarb batons into a food mixer and process until smooth. Set aside the rhubarb puree and store the remaining rhubarb batons in the fridge.
• Place the cream cheese in a stand mixer.
• While it's running, slowly add the icing sugar.
• Fold the rhubarb puree into the cream cheese mixture.
• In a separate bowl, whisk double cream until soft peaks form.
• Fold the double cream into the cream cheese mixture a bit at a time. Repeat until the double cream is finished.
• Remove the cheesecake base from the fridge and tip the mixture into the springform tin. Gently drop the tin onto the kitchen counter a few times to let any bubbles out.
• Place the cheesecake in the fridge to chill for at least 6 hours.
• Before serving, decorate with the remaining rhubarb batons. Enjoy!

RHUBARB CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry; flute edges. Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450° for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., In a small saucepan, combine the flour, cornstarch and 1/2 cup sugar. Add water and rhubarb; stir until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Transfer to prepared pastry., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese with remaining sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs and egg yolk; beat on low speed just until combined. Spread over top of pie., Cover edges with foil. Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.

RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, and salt. With a rigid pastry blender, cut in the butter until well incorporated and pea-sized crumbles are formed.
• Firmly press half the mixture into an ungreased 9'' x 9'' pan. Set aside remaining mixture.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, and egg until very smooth, about 1 minute. Add vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and blend just to combine. Fold in rhubarb. Spread filling over crust. Sprinkle remaining crust crumbles over the top of the filling. Bake for 40 minutes.
• Store in refrigerator. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or freshly whipped and sweetened cream with a light touch of vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Awesome!

RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line muffin pan with baking cups or grease thoroughly.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, use the same whisk to combine milk, oil, and egg. Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients, and combine with a wooden spoon only until moistened. The mixture should be lumpy.
• In a small mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in butter using 2 forks or pastry cutter. Keep going until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Set streusel topping aside.
• To prepare filling, use an electric or stand mixer to beat together cream cheese, sugar, half an egg, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Set filling aside.
• Spoon one tablespoon of muffin mixture into each cup. Top with half of the rhubarb, and then a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture. Spoon remaining muffin mixture into each cup, top with remaining rhubarb. Use a teaspoon to distribute the streusel topping on each muffin. Bake for 17-20 minutes. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes and serve warm.

RHUBARB CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Mix until crumbly and pat into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• Place foil or another pan under this to bake.
• In a medium bowl, toss together the chopped rhubarb, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon flour. Pour onto crust. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Pour over hot rhubarb in the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, or until filling is set. Cover with sour cream topping while still hot.
• To make the sour cream topping: In a small bowl, combine 1 cup sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well and spread on top of cake.
• Chill cheesecake for at least 4 hours before serving. It is better after 24 hours.
• I have heard from others that they add chopped pecans to the crust and sprinkled on top when cooled.

RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE PIE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Rub the sugar and cornstarch together in a large bowl, then add the rhubarb and toss until evenly coated.
• Spoon the rhubarb mixture into the prebaked pie crust.
• Bake in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes, then remove the pie from the oven and turn the oven down to 350°.
• Meanwhile, make the custard--using a handheld mixer with beaters or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• Stir in the vanilla and salt.
• Pour the custard into the pie and spread it evenly and smoothly over the rhubarb.
• Return the pie to the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the custard puffs up around the edges but is still slightly wobbly in the middle (do not worry; as the pie cools, the center will firm up.
• Cool to room temperature on a wire rack.
• Place the strawberries atop the pie and dust with powdered sugar just before serving (a sieve works well for this), or serve the berries alongside with individual slices of pie.
• The pie can be made a day in advance, in which case you should refrigerate it and top with the strawberries just before serving.
• Covered with plastic wrap, the leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.

CREAM CHEESE RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a saucepan, combine the cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
• Add water and stir until well combined.
• Add the rhubarb, and over medium-high heat let simmer, stirring often, until it thickens.
• (If using frozen rhubarb, let it thaw before using in recipe.) Pour into pie shell.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes.
• While the bottom half is baking, make the top: beat together the cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
• When bottom half of pie has finished baking, remove it from the oven and pour the cream cheese mixture on top.
• Reduce the heat of the oven to 325 degrees and return the pie to the oven.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until set.
• Let cool and chill for several hours or overnight.
• Before serving, garnish with whipped cream.

RHUBARB BARS WITH SHORTBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• Begin by prepping the rhubarb: chop the rhubarb into bite size pieces. I like to split each stalk at least in half lengthwise (if not thirds) so that you don't get any huge chunks. After slicing, chop into 1/2 to 1 inch pieces.
• Add all the rhubarb to a bowl, along with 1/2 cup grenadine syrup. Stir it all together so that the rhubarb is coated. Let sit for 1-2 hours on the counter stirring occasionally, or even overnight (put it in the fridge, covered, if you go overnight.) This is to get the rhubarb a nice bright red color. It is not a necessary step but it sure is pretty!* When you are ready to make the rhubarb bars, drain the rhubarb in a colander.
• While the rhubarb soaks, prepare the shortbread crust. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Line an 8x8 or 9x9 inch square pan with parchment paper, or spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• In a large bowl or stand mixer, add 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter. Beat until smooth and creamy, making sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
• Add 3/4 cup granulated sugar and beat again for at least 1-2 minutes, stopping to scrape the sides and bottom, until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract and beat.
• Add 2 cups of flour, spooned and leveled, and 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt.
• Beat in the flour and salt until the mixture has come together and has formed a ball. Scrape sides as necessary. Do not over mix; beat just until the flour is combined and then no more (otherwise your shortbread will be tough).
• Divide the dough into two, one with a little more than half the dough. (Cover the smaller piece of dough and put it in the fridge.)
• Press a little more than half of the dough into the prepared square pan. Getting your hands a little damp can be helpful. I like to leave the edges raised a half inch or so, so that you have a bit of crust on the edge pieces, but pressing it all flat will work too. If you have time, chill the dough for a few minutes, 10-20 minutes is best. Cold dough going into a hot oven makes for very tender shortbread.
• Bake the crust at 375 for about 15 minutes, or until light brown on the edges. My shortbread puffed up in the middle even though I had made a raised crust, so I gently pressed the center back down with the back of a spoon, when it was very hot from the oven still.
• Set the crust aside and let cool for a few minutes.
• Leave the oven on but lower the temperature to 350 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, prepare the rhubarb filling: drain the rhubarb in a colander or strainer. Add your red rhubarb to a medium bowl.
• Stir in 3/4 cup sugar (add a couple extra tablespoons if you skipped the grenadine soak*).
• Add 1/4 cup all purpose flour and stir.
• At this point you can add 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon zest, but it is optional. It brightens up the flavor of the rhubarb, but you can definitely taste the lemon. Feel free to add just the juice and skip the zest for a milder hint of lemon. If you are a rhubarb purist, skip the lemon entirely.
• Pour the rhubarb filling over the baked crust.
• Use you fingers to break off medium pieces of shortbread from your stash in the fridge. Check the photos to see the size we're talking. I like big ol chunks. You don't have to cover the rhubarb entirely.
• Bake the rhubarb bars in the oven at 350 for about 45-50 minutes. The bars are done when the shortbread on top is golden in several spots across the top. A fork should also slide easily into a piece of rhubarb; it should be completely tender.
• Let the bars cool completely. I stuck mine in the freezer to speed this up.
• If you would like to top with a vanilla glaze, in a medium bowl combine 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 teaspoons milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Whisk until smooth. Drizzle over the top of the cooled bars and let the glaze set up for 20-30 minutes before slicing and serving.

RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small, heavy saucepan, combine the rhubarb, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and 1 slice cut from the lemon.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until the sugar melts.
• Reduce the heat to medium and simmer 12 to 13 minutes or until thickened and reduced to about 1/2 cup.
• Let cool.
• In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour and 3/4 cup of the sugar.
• Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Measure 1 cup of the mixture into a small bowl and add the walnuts and cinnamon.
• Set aside.
• Add the baking powder, baking soda, salt, sour cream, vanilla and one egg to the remaining flour/butter mixture in the food processor.
• Pulse until a soft, sticky dough is formed.
• With floured fingers, press the dough evenly over the bottom and 2 inches up the sides of a greased 10" springform pan.
• Wipe out the bowl of the food processor and add 1 teaspoons grated lemon rind, the cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and the remaining egg.
• Pulse until well blended.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture over the dough in the cake pan.
• Top with the rhubarb mixture.
• Sprinkle the walnut mixture evenly over the top.
• Bake in a 350 degree F oven for about 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Place the pan on a wire rack and let cool for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the pan.
• Serve warm, cut into wedges and refrigerate any leftovers.