Ingredients

  • 2 cups bite-size shredded wheat cereal, finely crushed
  • 1-1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) cold margarine, cut up
  • 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Fat Free Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp. grated lemon zest

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Mix cereal, flour and brown sugar in large bowl.
  • Cut in margarine with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Remove 2 cups of the crumb mixture; set aside for later use.
  • Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake 10 min.
  • Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggs, lemon juice and peel with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
  • Pour over crust; sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
  • Bake an additional 20 min.
  • or until center is set.
  • Cool completely.
  • Cut into 24 squares.
  • Store in refrigerator.