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Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

April 29, 2024

By Admin
Sweet Treats

One of our top

winter desserts, our lemon-cranberry cheesecake bars were a verified hit this holiday season. They were so well-loved, we knew we had to create a bright, fresh version worthy of the upcoming season and the warm weather to come. Instead of a cranberry filling, we used blueberries in this recipe to completment our lemony cream cheese mixture. The result is a sweet, creamy, and fruity filling layered between flaky pastry—basically, it’s our ideal spring dessert.

Ingredients

Cooking spray
2(8-oz) bars cream cheese, softened
2/3 c.sugar
2 tbsp.lemon juice
1 tsp.lemon zest
2large eggs
1/4 c.sour cream
1/2 tsp.pure vanilla extract
Pinch of kosher salt
2(8-oz) tubes crescent dough
2 c.blueberries
2 tbsp.powdered sugar

Directions

1. Step 1
  Preheat oven to 375° and spray a 9″-x-13″ baking dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and salt. Using a hand mixer, mix all ingredients together until smooth.
2. Step 2Press 1 sheet of crescent dough into prepared baking dish, making sure to stretch to reach all edges of baking dish. If dough is perforated, pinch all perforations closed.
3. Step 3Spread cheesecake mixture in an even layer and top evenly with blueberries, then top with another layer of crescent dough.
4. Step 4Bake until crescent dough is golden and cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes.
5. Step 5Let cool and slice into 12 squares. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.