These refreshing dessert bars are a delicious treat to take to your next summer picnic or potluck!

Lemon Cheesecake Bars

The other day I was telling my husband that he is the reason I had to start coloring my hair. He said, “I might have turned your hair gray, but you made me lose all of mine!” HA! We got a good laugh out of it. My husband balances driving me crazy and making me laugh well. I can never stay mad at him for too long because he is good at lightening the mood with his humor. I appreciate him for that!

Do you know what else I appreciate? Spring. And it can’t come soon enough! These Lemon Cheesecake Bars taste like fresh lemon, tricking me into thinking Spring is here! A cold glass of Strawberry Lemonade does the trick, too!

If you love the excitement that lemon induces, then I think you’ll love Lemon Lasagna, Lemon Cheesecake Bars, and Lemon Bars, too!

What You’ll Need for the Crust:

• 2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
• 1/3 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup Butter, Melted

And the Cheesecake Filling:

• 3 (8 oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 1 1/3 cups Sugar
• 1 tbsp Lemon Zest
• 3 Eggs
• 2 Egg Yolks
• 1/3 cup Heavy Cream
• 1/2 cup Lemon Juice

How to Make Lemon Cheesecake Bars

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
• Pulse 14-15 graham cracker sheets in a food processor to make 2 cups crumbs. Then pulse in 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup melted butter to form crust.
• Press crust mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan firmly and evenly. Bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat together 3 (8 oz) softened cream cheese and 1 cup sour cream until smooth.
• Add in 1 1/3 cups sugar and 1 tbsp lemon zest and beat until smooth. Then beat in 3 eggs and 2 egg yolks until just combined.
• Fold in 1/3 cup heavy cream and 1/2 cup lemon juice until combined.
• Pour filling over the crust and spread evenly.
• Bake for 38 minutes, or until edges have set and the center is a little jiggly.
• Remove from oven and let cool. Then refrigerate until completely cooled and set.

More Lemon Recipes:

• Lemon Lasagna
• Lemon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
• Lemon Cheesecake Crumb Bars
• Lemon Bars
• Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
• Lemon Zucchini Bread
• Lemon Sugar Cookie Cups
• Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
• Strawberry Lemonade
• Vegan Lemon Blueberry Bread
• Lemon Meltaway Cookies
• Blueberry Zucchini Cake

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Lemon Cheesecake Bars

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Lemon Cheesecake Bars, these refreshing dessert bars are a delicious treat to take to your next summer picnic or potluck!

Prep Time 58 minutes

Total Time 58 minutes

Ingredients

Crust

• 2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
• 1/3 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup Butter, Melted

Cheesecake

• 3 (8 oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 1 1/3 cups Sugar
• 1 tbsp Lemon Zest
• 3 Eggs
• 2 Egg Yolks
• 1/3 cup Heavy Cream
• 1/2 cup Lemon Juice

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
2. Pulse 14-15 graham cracker sheets in a food processor to make 2 cups crumbs. Then pulse in sugar and melted butter to form crust.
3. Press crust mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan firmly and evenly. Bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven.
4. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
5. In a large bowl, beat together softened cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.
6. Add in sugar and lemon zest and beat until smooth. Then beat in eggs and yolks until just combined.
7. Fold in heavy cream and lemon juice until combined.
8. Pour filling over the crust and spread evenly.
9. Bake for 38 minutes, or until edges have set and the center is a little jiggly.
10. Remove from oven and let cool. Then refrigerate until completely cooled and set.