Hello Friends!

It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve shared on this little blog of mine… but let me tell ya, I’ve been soaking up every second of our summer holidays! From spending a lovely week at my parents with the kids, to having family stay with us, to camping trips and just the regular summer evenings in the yard, it’s been jam packed full of fun. We’re busy making lots of memories and before we know it, it’ll be time for back to school and the routine-filled days of fall!

Anyway it’s time again for our Monthly Ingredient Challenge! Once a month, some of my blogging friends and I have a challenge where we all start with the same ingredient and go to town with it! Make a dessert, appetizer, main course, soup… anything you want! This month, it was my turn to pick the ingredient and  it was the lovely cream cheese I chose!

Who doesn’t love cream cheese? I know we sure do! When I think of cream cheese my mind  instantly wanders to cheesecakes. And while my husband makes some of my very favorite cheesecakes, there’s also a few other delicious recipes we make with it. Like our favorite dip. Or stuffed mushrooms. Or one of my very favorite…. Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast. 

Saturdays (in our books) our meant to begin with french toast. Drizzled with maple syrup. One day, we had a container of whipped cream cheese that my auntie gave us so I decided to use it with our french toast. Amazing! And super easy! 

Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

1. 1 loaf sliced French Bread
2. 3 eggs
3. 2 cups milk
4. 2 tbsp. cinnamon
5. 1 tbsp. vanilla
6. 1 tub spreadable cream cheese
7. Welch’s grape jelly (or fresh fruit such as strawberries, blueberries, peaches, etc.)

1. Whisk eggs.
2. Add cinnamon and vanilla and whisk until blended.
3. Add milk and mix well.
4. Spread desired amount of cream cheese on bread.
5. Top with jelly or fruit and add top layer of bread.
6. Dip both sides of sandwhich into egg mixture and fry until golden brown.
7. Serve immediately.

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The best part of about these “sandwiches” (besides stuffing your bellies with them!) is that you can fill them with any fruit or jellies you love! Here are some we’ve tried…. and loved!

 Sliced strawberries make a delicious filling!

And plump, juicy blueberries are paired perfectly with the cream cheese!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Before you go, check out all the other mouth-watering cream cheese recipes below!
And if you’re craving some French Toast for breakfast or supper, I hope you give my favorite version a try!

-Kendra 

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 If you’re looking for a quick and easy dessert, these Lemon Bars are it! A delicious shortbread crust is topped with a tangy and creamy lemon filling.

There’s something about a lemon dessert that’s so refreshing and delicious. While I absolutely love chocolate, sometimes it’s the lighter and tangy flavour of lemons that I crave. After all, this Blueberry Citrus Cake is one I’ve made for my own birthday a couple of times. And then there’s this Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake that gets made in our home time and again. Everyone loves both of these.

Sometimes when a recipe is super easy I wonder if I should share it or not. It almost seems to simple to make and share on my blog. But just recently, when I needed to make something at the last minute for our neighbors, I turned to these trustworthy Lemon Bars that I’ve made a hundred times.

And as I enjoyed the tantalizing flavors of lemon and buttery shortbread together in this delicious bar, I knew I wanted to share them with you on here. #youneedthisrecipeinyourlife 🙂

Lemon Bars {with a Shortbread Crust}

1. 1 1/2 cups flour
2. 2/3 cups icing sugar
3. 3/4 cup butter; softened
4. 3 eggs, lightly beaten
5. 1 1/2 cups sugar
6. 3 tbsp. flour
7. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
8. additional icing sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, icing sugar and butter.
3. Pat into a greased 9X13″ pan.
4. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Meanwhile, using the same bowl, whisk eggs lightly.
6. Add sugar, flour and juice from lemons until frothy.
7. Pour over hot crust and bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly brown.
8. Cool and using a sieve, dust lightly with icing sugar.

Joy in Our Home http://www.joyinourhome.com/ Although these bars freeze really well, I don’t think they’ll make it as far as your freezer! Let me know if you try them, friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

 If you’re looking for a quick and easy dessert, these Lemon Bars are it! A delicious shortbread crust is topped with a tangy and creamy lemon filling.

There’s something about a lemon dessert that’s so refreshing and delicious. While I absolutely love chocolate, sometimes it’s the lighter and tangy flavour of lemons that I crave. After all, this Blueberry Citrus Cake is one I’ve made for my own birthday a couple of times. And then there’s this Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake that gets made in our home time and again. Everyone loves both of these.

Sometimes when a recipe is super easy I wonder if I should share it or not. It almost seems to simple to make and share on my blog. But just recently, when I needed to make something at the last minute for our neighbors, I turned to these trustworthy Lemon Bars that I’ve made a hundred times.

And as I enjoyed the tantalizing flavors of lemon and buttery shortbread together in this delicious bar, I knew I wanted to share them with you on here. #youneedthisrecipeinyourlife 🙂

Lemon Bars {with a Shortbread Crust}

1. 1 1/2 cups flour
2. 2/3 cups icing sugar
3. 3/4 cup butter; softened
4. 3 eggs, lightly beaten
5. 1 1/2 cups sugar
6. 3 tbsp. flour
7. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
8. additional icing sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, icing sugar and butter.
3. Pat into a greased 9X13″ pan.
4. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Meanwhile, using the same bowl, whisk eggs lightly.
6. Add sugar, flour and juice from lemons until frothy.
7. Pour over hot crust and bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly brown.
8. Cool and using a sieve, dust lightly with icing sugar.

Joy in Our Home http://www.joyinourhome.com/ Although these bars freeze really well, I don’t think they’ll make it as far as your freezer! Let me know if you try them, friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

 If you’re looking for a quick and easy dessert, these Lemon Bars are it! A delicious shortbread crust is topped with a tangy and creamy lemon filling.

There’s something about a lemon dessert that’s so refreshing and delicious. While I absolutely love chocolate, sometimes it’s the lighter and tangy flavour of lemons that I crave. After all, this Blueberry Citrus Cake is one I’ve made for my own birthday a couple of times. And then there’s this Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake that gets made in our home time and again. Everyone loves both of these.

Sometimes when a recipe is super easy I wonder if I should share it or not. It almost seems to simple to make and share on my blog. But just recently, when I needed to make something at the last minute for our neighbors, I turned to these trustworthy Lemon Bars that I’ve made a hundred times.

And as I enjoyed the tantalizing flavors of lemon and buttery shortbread together in this delicious bar, I knew I wanted to share them with you on here. #youneedthisrecipeinyourlife 🙂

Lemon Bars {with a Shortbread Crust}

1. 1 1/2 cups flour
2. 2/3 cups icing sugar
3. 3/4 cup butter; softened
4. 3 eggs, lightly beaten
5. 1 1/2 cups sugar
6. 3 tbsp. flour
7. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
8. additional icing sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, icing sugar and butter.
3. Pat into a greased 9X13″ pan.
4. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Meanwhile, using the same bowl, whisk eggs lightly.
6. Add sugar, flour and juice from lemons until frothy.
7. Pour over hot crust and bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly brown.
8. Cool and using a sieve, dust lightly with icing sugar.

Joy in Our Home http://www.joyinourhome.com/ Although these bars freeze really well, I don’t think they’ll make it as far as your freezer! Let me know if you try them, friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

 If you’re looking for a quick and easy dessert, these Lemon Bars are it! A delicious shortbread crust is topped with a tangy and creamy lemon filling.

There’s something about a lemon dessert that’s so refreshing and delicious. While I absolutely love chocolate, sometimes it’s the lighter and tangy flavour of lemons that I crave. After all, this Blueberry Citrus Cake is one I’ve made for my own birthday a couple of times. And then there’s this Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake that gets made in our home time and again. Everyone loves both of these.

Sometimes when a recipe is super easy I wonder if I should share it or not. It almost seems to simple to make and share on my blog. But just recently, when I needed to make something at the last minute for our neighbors, I turned to these trustworthy Lemon Bars that I’ve made a hundred times.

And as I enjoyed the tantalizing flavors of lemon and buttery shortbread together in this delicious bar, I knew I wanted to share them with you on here. #youneedthisrecipeinyourlife 🙂

Lemon Bars {with a Shortbread Crust}

1. 1 1/2 cups flour
2. 2/3 cups icing sugar
3. 3/4 cup butter; softened
4. 3 eggs, lightly beaten
5. 1 1/2 cups sugar
6. 3 tbsp. flour
7. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
8. additional icing sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, icing sugar and butter.
3. Pat into a greased 9X13″ pan.
4. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Meanwhile, using the same bowl, whisk eggs lightly.
6. Add sugar, flour and juice from lemons until frothy.
7. Pour over hot crust and bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly brown.
8. Cool and using a sieve, dust lightly with icing sugar.

Joy in Our Home http://www.joyinourhome.com/ Although these bars freeze really well, I don’t think they’ll make it as far as your freezer! Let me know if you try them, friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

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 If you’re looking for a quick and easy dessert, these Lemon Bars are it! A delicious shortbread crust is topped with a tangy and creamy lemon filling.

There’s something about a lemon dessert that’s so refreshing and delicious. While I absolutely love chocolate, sometimes it’s the lighter and tangy flavour of lemons that I crave. After all, this Blueberry Citrus Cake is one I’ve made for my own birthday a couple of times. And then there’s this Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake that gets made in our home time and again. Everyone loves both of these.

Sometimes when a recipe is super easy I wonder if I should share it or not. It almost seems to simple to make and share on my blog. But just recently, when I needed to make something at the last minute for our neighbors, I turned to these trustworthy Lemon Bars that I’ve made a hundred times.

And as I enjoyed the tantalizing flavors of lemon and buttery shortbread together in this delicious bar, I knew I wanted to share them with you on here. #youneedthisrecipeinyourlife 🙂

Lemon Bars {with a Shortbread Crust}

1. 1 1/2 cups flour
2. 2/3 cups icing sugar
3. 3/4 cup butter; softened
4. 3 eggs, lightly beaten
5. 1 1/2 cups sugar
6. 3 tbsp. flour
7. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
8. additional icing sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, icing sugar and butter.
3. Pat into a greased 9X13″ pan.
4. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Meanwhile, using the same bowl, whisk eggs lightly.
6. Add sugar, flour and juice from lemons until frothy.
7. Pour over hot crust and bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly brown.
8. Cool and using a sieve, dust lightly with icing sugar.

Joy in Our Home http://www.joyinourhome.com/ Although these bars freeze really well, I don’t think they’ll make it as far as your freezer! Let me know if you try them, friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

 If you’re looking for a quick and easy dessert, these Lemon Bars are it! A delicious shortbread crust is topped with a tangy and creamy lemon filling.

There’s something about a lemon dessert that’s so refreshing and delicious. While I absolutely love chocolate, sometimes it’s the lighter and tangy flavour of lemons that I crave. After all, this Blueberry Citrus Cake is one I’ve made for my own birthday a couple of times. And then there’s this Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake that gets made in our home time and again. Everyone loves both of these.

Sometimes when a recipe is super easy I wonder if I should share it or not. It almost seems to simple to make and share on my blog. But just recently, when I needed to make something at the last minute for our neighbors, I turned to these trustworthy Lemon Bars that I’ve made a hundred times.

And as I enjoyed the tantalizing flavors of lemon and buttery shortbread together in this delicious bar, I knew I wanted to share them with you on here. #youneedthisrecipeinyourlife 🙂

Lemon Bars {with a Shortbread Crust}

1. 1 1/2 cups flour
2. 2/3 cups icing sugar
3. 3/4 cup butter; softened
4. 3 eggs, lightly beaten
5. 1 1/2 cups sugar
6. 3 tbsp. flour
7. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
8. additional icing sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, icing sugar and butter.
3. Pat into a greased 9X13″ pan.
4. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Meanwhile, using the same bowl, whisk eggs lightly.
6. Add sugar, flour and juice from lemons until frothy.
7. Pour over hot crust and bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly brown.
8. Cool and using a sieve, dust lightly with icing sugar.

Joy in Our Home http://www.joyinourhome.com/ Although these bars freeze really well, I don’t think they’ll make it as far as your freezer! Let me know if you try them, friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

 If you’re looking for a quick and easy dessert, these Lemon Bars are it! A delicious shortbread crust is topped with a tangy and creamy lemon filling.

There’s something about a lemon dessert that’s so refreshing and delicious. While I absolutely love chocolate, sometimes it’s the lighter and tangy flavour of lemons that I crave. After all, this Blueberry Citrus Cake is one I’ve made for my own birthday a couple of times. And then there’s this Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake that gets made in our home time and again. Everyone loves both of these.

Sometimes when a recipe is super easy I wonder if I should share it or not. It almost seems to simple to make and share on my blog. But just recently, when I needed to make something at the last minute for our neighbors, I turned to these trustworthy Lemon Bars that I’ve made a hundred times.

And as I enjoyed the tantalizing flavors of lemon and buttery shortbread together in this delicious bar, I knew I wanted to share them with you on here. #youneedthisrecipeinyourlife 🙂

Lemon Bars {with a Shortbread Crust}

1. 1 1/2 cups flour
2. 2/3 cups icing sugar
3. 3/4 cup butter; softened
4. 3 eggs, lightly beaten
5. 1 1/2 cups sugar
6. 3 tbsp. flour
7. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
8. additional icing sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, icing sugar and butter.
3. Pat into a greased 9X13″ pan.
4. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Meanwhile, using the same bowl, whisk eggs lightly.
6. Add sugar, flour and juice from lemons until frothy.
7. Pour over hot crust and bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly brown.
8. Cool and using a sieve, dust lightly with icing sugar.

Joy in Our Home http://www.joyinourhome.com/ Although these bars freeze really well, I don’t think they’ll make it as far as your freezer! Let me know if you try them, friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

 If you’re looking for a quick and easy dessert, these Lemon Bars are it! A delicious shortbread crust is topped with a tangy and creamy lemon filling.

There’s something about a lemon dessert that’s so refreshing and delicious. While I absolutely love chocolate, sometimes it’s the lighter and tangy flavour of lemons that I crave. After all, this Blueberry Citrus Cake is one I’ve made for my own birthday a couple of times. And then there’s this Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake that gets made in our home time and again. Everyone loves both of these.

Sometimes when a recipe is super easy I wonder if I should share it or not. It almost seems to simple to make and share on my blog. But just recently, when I needed to make something at the last minute for our neighbors, I turned to these trustworthy Lemon Bars that I’ve made a hundred times.

And as I enjoyed the tantalizing flavors of lemon and buttery shortbread together in this delicious bar, I knew I wanted to share them with you on here. #youneedthisrecipeinyourlife 🙂

Lemon Bars {with a Shortbread Crust}

1. 1 1/2 cups flour
2. 2/3 cups icing sugar
3. 3/4 cup butter; softened
4. 3 eggs, lightly beaten
5. 1 1/2 cups sugar
6. 3 tbsp. flour
7. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
8. additional icing sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, icing sugar and butter.
3. Pat into a greased 9X13″ pan.
4. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Meanwhile, using the same bowl, whisk eggs lightly.
6. Add sugar, flour and juice from lemons until frothy.
7. Pour over hot crust and bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly brown.
8. Cool and using a sieve, dust lightly with icing sugar.

Joy in Our Home http://www.joyinourhome.com/ Although these bars freeze really well, I don’t think they’ll make it as far as your freezer! Let me know if you try them, friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,