Pineapple Cheesecake Square

Directions

NOTE: drain pineapple; reserving 1 cup juice.

Prepare crust:

Beat cream cheese in medium bowl until smooth and fluffy.

Beat in ½ cup sugar and the eggs. Stir in ⅔ cup pineAppetizersle cjuice.

Pour cream cheese over hot crust.

Bake just until center is set, about 20 m in. Cool completely. Mix flour and ¼ cup sugar in 2-quart saucepan.

Stir in 1 cup reserved juice from crushed pineapple.

Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly.

Boil and stir 1 min. Remove from heat, fold in pineapple.

Cool completely. If not using cool whip ( beat whipping cream in chilled bowl until stiff).

Fold whipped cream or cool whip into pineapple mixture.

Spread carefully over dessert.

Cover loosely and ref. until firm. About 4 hr. Cut into 3 inch squares.

Makes 12 squares.