Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2013

I made this exactly like the recipe & it was fine, but I could barely taste the cream cheese filling,so mainly this recipe gave me a new idea for my own recipe.I think the filling/cranberry proportions should be reversed; ie, mostly cheesecake-like filling with just a garnish or hint of cranberry. But I do like cranberry-anything, so I'll make this again except double (or maybe even triple) the filling and make it more of a true cheesecake: use sour cream instead of sweetened condensed milk and maybe add an egg. (This made a pretty large amount, so I may keep the filling amount the same and cut the topping in half, & do it in an 8" square pan.) I always make my cranberry sauce with half the sugar and substitute orange juice for half the water, and this tasted really good. I also used fat-free cream cheese and fat-free sweetened condensed milk, and these both worked well.

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deenibeeni

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2013

I didn't like this. It was messy to make. Messy to cut. Messy to eat. If it had tasted a bit better it would have been worth it but it did not, so it wasn't. I was going to try to make it again but, since I perfectly followed the instructions, I don't see how it would make a difference.

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abby

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2013

These were a big hit at our house; my husband called the recipe a "winner"! Very rich - a small piece really satisfies the sweet tooth. I reduced the sugar down to 2/3 cup, and added some coconut to the crumble mix (we love coconut). Perhaps a little more cranberry sauce would go well next time, but overall fabulous! Will definitely make more from time to time.

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Creative Chris

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Chewelah, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2012

Good way to use up cranberries from thanksgiving. Didn't have quite enough cranberries so i supplemented them with some cherry jelly. Doubled cream cheese to be more proportionate with crust. Added 1 teaspoon of salt to crust.

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llmcc

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2012

I agree that this needs something. The crust is bland - maybe more sugar in it? I added 1/3 more cream cheese only because I wanted to use up what I had - and it was excellent filling. Definately need more cranberry -- I even thought this recipe would be delicious using strawberry preserves instead.

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KerryT

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Danville, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2012

Love this recipe. I made it with homemade cranberry sauce and it turned out wonderful. Will definitely make this again.

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Chere

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lodi, California, USA

Living In: Stockton, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2012

my daughter made this using my homemade cranberry sauce and it was delicious. My son in law voted this desert the best one on Thanksgiving.

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pamk

Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2011

These were good, but could have used a little more "zing". I will make them again, but will probably add a little more lemon flavoring.

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911boxer

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2011

Pretty good. Would be MUCH better with more cranberries

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Supermom

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2010

This is one of my fave Christmas recipes but I know them as Merry Berry Bars! The first time I made them myself I accidentally used too much lemon juice--1/2 cup instead of 1/4. It actually was a happy accident b/c it was very good that way and I've made it that way since! Gives it an extra bit of zing!

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