Best Creamy Lemon Cheese Cake Bars Recipes

CREAMY LEMON CAKE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, butter and egg until crumbly. Press onto the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., In another bowl, beat frosting and cream cheese until smooth. Set aside 1/2 cup for topping. Add eggs to remaining mixture; beat on low speed just until combined. Spread over crust., Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until filling is set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Spread reserved frosting mixture over top. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

CREAMY LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Place a 9-in. springform pan coated with cooking spray on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan., In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom of prepared pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° until set, 6-9 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheeses and sugar until smooth. Beat in lemon juice and zest. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over crust. Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan., Bake at 325° until center is almost set, 40-45 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Combine the sour cream, 4 teaspoons sugar and vanilla; spread over top of cheesecake. Bake 10 minutes longer., Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer., In a small heavy saucepan, combine the cornstarch, salt and remaining sugar. Stir in water until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat., Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolk; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in the lemon juice, butter and lemon zest. Cool to room temperature without stirring., Spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

LEMON CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Press 1 can crescent roll dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, stretching to the edges.
• Mix the zest of 1 1/2 lemons and juice from 2 lemons together in a bowl. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar into lemon zest mixture using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; spread over crescent roll dough layer.
• Unroll the second can of crescent roll dough and layer over cream cheese mixture, gently stretching dough to the edges. Brush melted butter over crescent roll dough layer. Mix remaining lemon zest and 3 tablespoons sugar together in a bowl; sprinkle over butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes. Lift dessert from baking dish using foil; transfer to a cutting board. Cut into squares, leaving on foil. Return dessert to the baking dish and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.

CREAMY LEMON CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 325°F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Butter an 11 x 7-inch baking pan (can also be made in an 13 x 9-inch pan).
• In a small bowl combine the graham cracker crumbs, pecans, sugar, melted butter and cinnamon (if using) mix well to combine (you may use just a regular graham cracker crust or a vanilla wafer crust for this).
• Set aside about 1/2 cup of crumbs for topping.
• Press the remaining crumbs lightly into prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 6 minutes.
• Remove and cool on wire rack.
• With an electric mixer beat cream cheese in a large bowl until fluffy (about 3 minutes) then add in yellow food colouring (if using).
• Add in sweetened condensed milk and sour cream.
• Add in eggs; beat until just combined.
• Add in lemon juice and zest.
• Spoon the mixture into crust.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, or until set (it really should not take much more than 30 minutes to bake).
• Cool on wire rack for 1 hour.
• Chill in the refrigerator for a minimum of 5 hours before serving.

EASY LEMON CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Mix together dry cake mix, 1 egg and the oil, until crumbly.
• Set aside 1 cup of this mixture.
• Pat remaining mixture into bottom of ungreased 9x13 pan.
• Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• In bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and remaining egg until smooth.
• Spread over baked crumb mixture.
• Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over that.
• Return to oven for 15 minutes.
• Cool in fridge and cut into bars.