Snow White Squares with Tart Cherry Sauce

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Plan Z Phase:  This is a Z3 (ZReboot) recipe. Do you know that dessert from the cafeteria that looks like a creamy white cheesecake and has the bright cherry pie filling on top? That’s what I am trying to duplicate here; only this one is actually good for you. That old-fashioned dessert tastes great but it’s full of sugar and the red dye in the cherries is insane. Enjoy this version. I plan to serve this to company. It makes a great mid-week dessert too, and in a pinch it even works for a quick breakfast. Who can complain? It’s cheese, eggs and fruit! Keep your portion reasonable because of the amount of Truvia. A 2” square is plenty to satisfy. Photo submitted by Plan Z Insider Nancy.

Servings: Makes 9 squares.

Ingredients:

For the Snow White Squares:

• 2 eggs
• 6 tsp of Truvia
• 2 tsp of organic vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups of sour cream (use full fat sour cream)
• 2, 8oz packages of cream cheese (again use full fat cream cheese). Soften the cream cheese at room temp.
• 2 Tbl of melted butter

For the Cherry Sauce:

• 1 can (15 oz) of tart cherries packed in water
• 4 tsp of Truvia
• ¼ tsp of cinnamon
• ¼ tsp of almond flavoring
• 1 Tbl of cornstarch dissolved in 2 Tbl of water

Instructions:

Mix the eggs, Truvia and vanilla along with the cream cheese. Beat with your mixer until smooth. Add the sour cream and the tablespoon of melted butter. Mix some more until it’s all nice and smooth. Pour into a 9″ x 9″ oven proof pan. Bake approximately 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Check the pan at the 30 minute mark. You want it to look set but it will continue to firm up as it cools. It should not jiggle except maybe a tad in the middle. Cool and refrigerate. This is best served cold so give it a few hours before you serve it.

For the Cherry Sauce:

Put the can of cherries (liquid included) into a medium sauce pan. Add the Truvia, flavorings and the cornstarch dissolved in the water. Cook on medium – medium high until it begins to bubble. Stir often. When the cornstarch does its thing the sauce will begin to thicken. Take it off the heat. The sauce will continue to thicken up like pie filling as it cools. Now this isn’t the vibrant red that you’re used to. That just shows you how much red dye they add to the commercial version. This one will taste just as good. We just have to get over not having it be bright red.

You can serve this warm or cold. When I put it on top of the Snow White squares I serve it cold and I put it on after I cut the squares so it can drizzle off the sides.

You can also use this cherry topping on ice cream or even the almond pound cake recipe that dieter Amy contributed.

Enjoy!

Cheers,