Love cheesecake?  Well here is a recipe that combines the great taste of cheesecake with the charm of a square.  The recipe calls for blueberry preserves but let’s be honest, it’s up to you!  Whatever fruit filling is your favourite, it’ll work.  Not a blueberry fan?  Well try sour cherry or perhaps a delicious peach filling, make it suit your taste buds and those of your guests but whatever it is  I promise it will be sensational!Use a 9 by 13 pan

Preheat oven at 350 degrees

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Graham Crumbs

2 tbsp Sugar

3 tbsp Butter melted

16 oz of Cream Cheese

2 large Eggs

2/3c. sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

1 tsp lemon juice

3/4c. blueberry preserves

graham crumb base

Method:

Mix melted butter, sugar and graham crumbs together and press into pan.  Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes.

With a mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth and add eggs, sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice.  Beat until well mixed.

Evenly spread blueberry preserves on hot crumbs, then pour cream cheese mixture over preserves.

Bake in middle of oven until slightly puffed, 30-35 minutes, cool completely on rack.  When cool cut into squares.  It should keep nicely covered and refrigerated for 3 days and in freezer 1 month.