Description
These Creamy Orange Bars taste like you’re biting into a fresh orange! At only 160 calories per bar, each creamy bite is bursting with decadent flavor!
Ingredients
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For the crust:
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (5-6 full sheets)
- 2 Tablespoons butter, melted (or coconut oil)
For the filling:
- 1– 5.3 ounce container of siggi’s orange & ginger yogurt
- 8 ounces Neufchâtel cheese (or light cream cheese)
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons whole wheat flour
- 2 Tablespoons orange juice
- 2 Tablespoons orange zest
Instructions
For the crust:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 8×8 inch baking dish.
- Combine the graham cracker crumbs and butter until all the crumbs are evenly moistened. Gently press onto the bottom of prepared baking dish. Bake for 8 minutes.
For the filling:
- Meanwhile, blend together the yogurt, cream cheese and egg whites. Add in the sugar, flour, orange juice and orange zest; stir until fully combined.
- Pour onto crust in baking dish, spread so it is even. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the filling is set and the center no longer jiggles.
- Let cool completely, then place in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
- Slice into 12 squares, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 163 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg