Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars

Name: *Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars*
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup room temp butter; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 2 cup all purpose flour; 2 tbsp lemon zest; 1 pinch salt; 1 1/2 cup frozen blueberries; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp lemon zest; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 tbsp vanilla; 2 eggs; 2 packages 8 oz blocks of cream cheese at room temp; 1 cooking spray

potsnpans1 @cook_3737315

blueberry and lemon go so yummy together" :-) :chihuahua

potsnpans1 @cook_3737315

blueberry and lemon go so yummy together" :-) :chihuahua

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Ingredients

1 hour

16 servings

Crust
1 1/4 cuproom temp butter
1/2 cupgranulated sugar
2 cupall purpose flour
2 tbsplemon zest
1 pinchsalt
Filling
1 1/2 cupfrozen blueberries
3 tbspbrown sugar
2 tbsplemon zest
2 tbsplemon juice
1/2 cupgranulated sugar
1 tbspvanilla
2eggs
2 packages8 oz blocks of cream cheese at room temp
1cooking spray

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Steps

1 hour

1

preheat oven 350F, spray 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray
2

in a bowl, beat butter with 1/2 cup sugar until creamy
3

beat in flour, 2 tablespoons lemon zest and salt until combined
4

press dough into prepared pan, bake 20 - 25 min or till edges turn lightly golden
5

in a sauce pan combine blueberries, brown sugar, lemon juice and zest cook over medium heat just till bubbling stirring for 1 minute remove from heat, allow to cool to room temp
6

beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla with mixer till smooth, beat in egg one at a time
7

smooth cream cheese mixture over warm crust
8

spoon blueberry mixture all over the top
9

gently swirl a butter knife through to create swirls, careful not to drag knife into the bottom crust
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bake till filling is set, about 35-40 min
11

cool 1hr then refrigerate till well chilled before cutting into bars