Simple Peachy Cheesecake Bars

"Cans Make The Meal" is a show I just discovered today on The Cooking Channel.

Apparently, it's a month long show highlighting canned foods, seeing as February is National Canned Food Month. Hmmm....I hadn't even heard! I was impressed with the information Kelsey shared about nutrition and health benefits in canned food that I've always thought was more in frozen foods, if you had to choose between the two.

For example, did you know that many canned vegetables have equal, if not more nutrients than fresh or frozen? Having done her research, Kelsey says that this is true. Here's another fact you may not have known. Canned tomatoes contain more of the cancer fighting compound Lycopene than fresh tomatoes.

Yes, according to Kelsey, this is true, too. Honestly, I never would have guessed!

The show was packed with some really great information. If you'd like to know more for yourself, you can catch the entire episode from a link on this page right here. 

I want to share a great dessert recipe Kelsey made on the show that is super easy and sounds very tasty. (As a matter of fact, all of her recipes today sounded delicious!)

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 I'm always game for quick and easy recipes that serve up homemade flavor without a lot of time spent in the kitchen. How about you? 

Mmmm, Cheesecake.....Again!

Just couldn't resist making my simple and easy cheesecake. ☺

 

It tasted so delicious!

Birthday Cheesecake

My youngest turns 14 today...Where does the time go?

Since he loves cheesecake, that's what I made him. We topped it with cherry pie filling and in less than 2 hours, the whole thing was gone! 

Simple Cheesecake

1 graham cracker crust

1 tub of cool-whip

1 box of cream cheese

1/3 c. sugar

Let cream cheese come to near room temperature. Put into mixing bowl, adding cool-whip and sugar. Beat with electric mixer until well incorporated, and filling looks thick and creamy. Scrape from bowl into graham cracker crust, smoothing it out evenly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. When ready to serve, add topping of your choice such as cherry, strawberry, blueberry or red raspberry pie filling.