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Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Not available An amazing recipe for Lemon Cheesecake Bars with brûléed tops!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Author: Recipe adapted from Sweetly Serendipity

Ingredients

Crust

  • 115 gms – ½ cup softened butter
  • 100 gms – ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 125 – 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • Zest of one lemon

Cheesecake

  • 450 gms – 16 oz. cream cheese room temperature
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • Zest and juice of 2 lemons
  • 115 gms – ½ cup sugar granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. Line a 23x23 cm - 9x9 inch pan with baking paper and grease it with butter.
  2. Put the butter, sugar, flour, vanilla and lemon zest in a food processor and blend it until crumbly.
  3. Press this crumbly dough evenly into the bottom of your prepared pan.
  4. Bake it in a preheated oven at 175°C - 350°F for 5 minutes.
  5. In the meantime, beat the softened cream cheese, sugar and lemon zest until fluffy.
  6. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition and then add the lemon juice. Continue beating until well combined.
  7. Pour the cheesecake mixture onto the par-baked crust and return the pan to the oven.
  8. Bake it for 25-30 minutes or until the cheesecake is set and the centre is slightly jiggly.
  9. Remove the cheesecake from the oven and let it cool completely on a wire rack before refrigerating for at least 3 hours.
  10. Once the cheesecake is completely set, remove it from the pan and slice it into 9 or 16 bars.
  11. Serve immediately, or sprinkle with granulated sugar and brûlée before serving.