Lemon blueberry cheesecake bars
07.12.2012 
If everything falls into place this weekend, it will be a momentus one. I will wait until it is over to share! I have butterflies in my tummy about every part of it. It has been a long time since I have felt like this!
I haven't been thinking about food too much this week, but I did manage to pull these tasty little treats together (inspired by Epicurean Mom). I loved them. They were summery and fresh, which are two of my favorite words to describe food lately with all of this warm (and wonderful) weather.
Blueberries + lemons = summery and fresh!
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a food processor, combine:
10 graham crackers, broken into pieces
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pulse until fine crumbs form.
Add 5 tablespoons of melted butter and pulse until crumbs are moistened.
Press crumbs into the bottom of the prepared baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine:
Two 8-oz. packages cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons milk
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Using a hand-held mixer, mix on medium speed until smooth.
While you are doing that, have a cute kitchen helper start juicing a few lemons for you. :)
Add to the bowl:
Zest from 2 lemons
Juice from 2 lemons
Mix with hand-held mixer until combined.
Remove a handful of blueberries from a 1-pint package and set aside. Pour the rest of them into the bowl.
Gently stir with a spoon until combined.
Pour the cream-cheese-blueberry mixture over the crust.
Drop the reserved blueberries evenly over the top.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Let cool completely. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours before serving.
Here's to summery, fresh, butterflies-in-tummy days ahead! Enjoy your weekend!
Printable recipe: Lemon blueberry cheesecake bars
Lemon, blueberries in Bars, Cheesecake
Reader Comments (5)
Cheesecake that has got blueberries and lemon must be amazing! Looks very good and I feel really hungry now :)
I made these yesterday! Easy and delicious.... thanks for the recipe.
Beautiful blog and photos. Can you help me by telling me what kind of camera you have?
Hi Deb! Thanks!! You can check out the Photography section to learn more about my equipment, but I shoot with a Canon 40D for all food photography.
Megan
These lemon blueberry cheesecake bars look and sound awesome!