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Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars


Ingredients

For the base:

  • Butter, for greasing

  • 2 tablespoons sugar

  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 9 graham crackers

  • 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted

For the filling:

  • 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

  • 2 eggs

  • 2 lemons, zested and juiced

  • About 1/2 cup sugar, eyeball it

  • 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

  • Powdered sugar, for dusting

Prep time: 25 minutes Serve: 10 bars

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Step 2

Grease the bottom of a 9 by 9-inch baking pan with butter. Then place parchment paper over the top, pressing down at the corners.

Step 3

In a food processor, process the sugar, cinnamon and graham crackers until you have the texture of bread crumbs. Add the melted butter and pulse a couple of times to fully incorporate. Pour into the lined baking pan and gently pat down with the base of a glass. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes until golden. When done set aside to cool.

Step 4

Add cream cheese, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice and sugar to the food processor and mix until well combined. It should have a smooth consistency. Pour onto the cooled base and then cover with blueberries. They will sink slightly but should still be half exposed -- as the cake bakes they will sink a little more and break down.

Step 5

Bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until the center only slightly jiggles. Remove from the oven and cool completely before refrigerating for at least 3 hours. Once set, remove from pan using the parchment lining and slice into 10 rectangular bars. Dust with powdered sugar.


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