Easiest Way to Cook Perfect *Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars*

*Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars*. These blueberry swirl cheesecake bars are a must try for you cheesecake lovers. Super creamy luscious cheese filling with coconuty lemony base. These Creamy Cheesecake Bars have a sweet blueberry swirl topping and a buttery graham cracker crust.

This is my favorite blueberry cheesecake recipe, which I often make for family get-togethers. The swirled blueberry topping is striking and virtually impossible to flub. Adapted from Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese. You can have *Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars* using 16 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of *Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars*

1. You need of Crust.
2. It's 1 1/4 cup of room temp butter.
3. You need 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
4. Prepare 2 cup of all purpose flour.
5. It's 2 tbsp of lemon zest.
6. You need 1 pinch of salt.
7. Prepare of Filling.
8. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries.
9. You need 3 tbsp of brown sugar.
10. It's 2 tbsp of lemon zest.
11. You need 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
12. It's 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
13. It's 1 tbsp of vanilla.
14. Prepare 2 of eggs.
15. Prepare 2 packages of 8 oz blocks of cream cheese at room temp.
16. Prepare 1 of cooking spray.

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*Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars* step by step

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.
10. bake till filling is set, about 35-40 min.
11. cool 1hr then refrigerate till well chilled before cutting into bars.

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