Rhubarb Custard Bars

Rhubarb Custard Bars
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
9 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
cooking spray
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk
3 large eggs
5 cups rhubarb, 1/2 inch slices,fresh or frozen unthawed
1/2 cup sugar
1 (4 ounce) packages fat free cream cheese
1 (4 ounce) packages reduced-fat cream cheese ( I used 8oz light cream cheese)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup fat-free whipped topping, thawed

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
Think of this recipe as 3 seperate parts.
The instructions indicate crust, filling or topping.
To prepare crust, mix flour sugar and salt in a bowl.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Press mixture into 9 x 13 pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
My crust never got golden but I baked only for about 20 minutes.
To prepare filling, combine flour, sugar.
Add milk and eggs stirring with whisk until well blended.
Stir in rhubarb.
Pour mixture over crust.
Bake at 350 for 40 min.
or until set.
Cool to room temp.
To prepare topping, place sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla in bowl, beat with mixer at medium speed until smooth.
Gently fold in whipped topping.
Spread evenly over baked custard.
Cover and chill at least 1 hour.

Servings: 20

Time preparation: 20 min.

Time total: 75 min.

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