Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars {Recipe}
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One thing that many people know about me is my love for cheesecake. I pretty much think cream cheese is up there with the best stuff on earth. Right next to bacon, blended coffee drinks and cinnamon bears although not necessarily together. 🙂 But standard cheesecake is not only very fatty but isn’t the cheapest or quickest dessert to make. Sometimes a treat like these Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars are exactly the thing to curb a craving. They are super quick and easy to make and taste absolutely scrumptious!
Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars {Recipe}
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 pkg. 2-layer size yellow cake mix
- 2 eggs divided
- 2 pkg. 8 oz. each PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2-1/2 cups fresh blueberries
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, extending the ends over the sides of the dish.
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In large microwave safe bowl, melt butter in microwave (approximately 1 minute).
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Add cake mix and one egg. Beat with mixer until well blended.
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Press 2/3 of the cake mixture onto bottom of foil lined pan.
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With electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until well blended.
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Add remaining egg, zest and juice and mix well. Pour over crust.
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Top with blueberries.
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Pinch small pieces of the remaining cake mix mixture between your fingers. Gently press into cream cheese layer.
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Bake for 48 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
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Use foil edges to lift dessert from pan. Cut into bars. Keep refrigerated.
Because the pan is foil lined, it makes it so simple to cut these bars. I love this trick for all types of bars! Happy baking!
I love anything with blueberries. This is to die for! Thanks! I pinned it.
Made this yummy dessert this evening for my family. It was fabulous! Great balance of ingredients. I topped mine with a dab of Cool Whip but would have been just as good without it.
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This sure looks YUMMY! I love baking,so I’m going to print it, to have! Thanks
This looks AMAZING. I too love cheesecake. I am going to make this later this week for my weekly mommy/daughter cooking time. Thank You
thats im talking about..breakfast baby!
This looks delish. I have alot of blueberries so this would be great to try.
I made these today and was distracted by my kiddos and put in an extra egg in the crust. They still tasted good! The addition of sugar isn’t listed in the directions, though. Thanks for sharing! We get lots of blueberries every summer and run out of ways to use them–this one will go in the recipe box!
Great catch about the sugar! And the “and” was in there but simply forgot the word sugar! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and let me know. Glad you liked the recipe too! 🙂
wow! i gain weight just looking at them,but ill sure make em!
This looks delicious! I love lemon and I love blueberries but have never had them together. would love to try this 🙂
Those look so good!
ohmygoodness those look delicious!
xoxo
Our whole family will enjoy this delightful recipe!
Many thanks, Cindi
Oh this looks so good, and I am going to try to make it with a gluten free cake mix! Not sure if it will turn out the same, but I am going to try~! This looks so good! I miss desserts like this since my celiac disease diagnosis about 5 years ago! Thanks for the recipe!
all you had to say was cheesecake and i’m there! i don’t think i have ever tried a cheesecake flavor i didn’t like!
Cream cheese and blueberries = YUM! Nice simple recipe.
This looks delish!!
This looks delicious!
These look delicious! Can’t wait to try the recipe!
This looked so Great I pinned it. Thank you. Jerri Davis
If it has cream cheese, it’s a recipe I’ll love…thanks for sharing
YUM. I’ve never made lemon blueberry bars but my lemon blueberry cupcakes are a huge hit. I’ve GOT to try these out.