These lemon cheesecake bars are perfectly tangy and sweet with a buttery graham cracker crust. They’re perfect for a spring or summer time dessert!
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You guys, its almost really summer – I know the first day of summer is a couple weeks away, but it always feels like summer starts around the end of may. Memorial day is just around the corner and school is probably ending in a week or two too. And that means summer and summer means…? It means I really want to be outside all the time, work on my tan, take a trip to the beach, enjoy picnics in the park and eat summery foods. Right?
Summery foods mean lemonade, and watermelon, and ice cream, and popsicles and these cheesecake bars. These lemon cheesecake bars are perfectly light, lemony and so good. I shared these lemon cheesecake bars a couple months ago over on SomewhatSimple and they are so good I just had to share them here with you too!
Cheesecake usually has a little bit of lemon juice to keep it nice and tangy anyway, but this cheesecake has extra juice and lemon zest to make it extra lemony and delicious. Its made with a buttery graham cracker crust that is topped with the creamiest lemon cheesecake. The cheesecake is perfectly tangy, and sweet. And its so good topped with a quick homemade whipped cream. Fresh berries would be great too!
Lemon Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 8 graham cracker sheets (or 16 squares)
- 2 TBS sugar
- 3 TBS butter (melted)
For the Lemon Cheesecake Filling:
- 16 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 large egg
- 1 TBS flour
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juoce
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 cup sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Press tinfoil into a 9inch square pan. Spray lightly with nonstick spray.
- Crush your graham crackers using your food processor till a fine crumb is formed.
- Combine your graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a small bowl.
- Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes.
- Allow to cool, while preparing filling.
- Beat your cream cheese until smooth, for about 1 minute.
- Add in your egg, flour, lemon juice, lemon zest and sugar. (Add 1 to 2 drops of yellow food coloring if you want yellow colored bars)
- Mix for 2-3 minutes until mixture is completely smooth.
- Pour mixture over crust and bake in oven for 25 minutes until the middle is no longer jiggly.
- Allow to set at room temperature for 30 minutes. Cover and place in fridge for 3 hours, or overnight before slicing and serving.
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If you like these cheesecake bars, you’ll love these other lemon desserts too!
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10 Mehndi says
These look amazing!!! I love anything lemon and cheesecake together! 😍
Sydney Andersen says
These totally scream summer to me too! I can’t believe how easy they are to make… They look like something I’d buy in a bakery! Definitely going to have to try these soon.
Megan - The Emotional Baker says
I’m obsessed with lemon treats and I’m sure the same would be true with these awesome bars!
Thanks so much for celebrating with me! Your glorious treats inspire me to be a better blogger 🙂
Sophie says
Wow they look professionally made. Love the use of lemon shavings to decorate. What berries do you recommend, there is a bit of a wide range. I am thinking raspberries.
Aimee Berrett says
I especially love lemon with blueberries or blackberries, but I think raspberries would be fabulous too!
marcie says
I absolutely love cheesecake with citrus, and these bars look like perfection!
Natalie says
Yum, I can’t think of a better combo. These bars look delicious!
Vanessa @ VanessaBaked says
These would be the star of any Summer BBQ or potluck! They look great!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
These cheesecake bars look so pretty! I’ve been craving cheesecake non-stop lately, and lemon is the perfect flavor for the summer. Love this!