Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars
These Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars are so creamy and delicious! You only need 6 ingredients to make these, and they will disappear fast when you serve them to friends and family!
Since spring is just around the corner, these Lemon Cheesecake Bars are the perfect treat to whip up in preparation for the new season.
They are great for baby showers, bridal showers, Easter, or just because.
When I say easy, I mean it! You only need six simple ingredients, one of which is an ever versatile cake mix! Don’t you love cake mix?
They aren’t just for making cakes anymore! Cookies, brownies, pancakes, and these Easy Lemon Bars all can be made with the use of a helpful box of cake mix.
Ingredients for Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars
- lemon cake mix
- 1 egg
- vegetable oil
- cream cheese
- sugar
- lemon juice
How to make Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars – Step by Step
- Get started by combining the cake mix with the oil and an egg. Reserve about 3/4 cup of the dough to use as crumble topping for the Lemon Bars.
- Press the remainder of the dough into the bottom of a 9×13 pan and bake for about 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow it to cool while you get started on the filling.
- Beat the cream cheese, lemon juice, and sugar together until nice and smooth. Spread it evenly over the baked crust.
- Crumble reserved dough over the top of filling and return to oven for 20-25 minutes until baked and filling is set. Allow Lemon Cheesecake Bars to cool completely before slicing.
Tips and Notes
- To make removal and cutting easier, line your baking dish with parchment paper so that it hangs over the edges of the dish before adding the crust and filling. After the bars have baked and cooled completely, lift the bars out with the overhanging parchment paper and place on a cutting board to slice.
- If you would like to lighten up these lemon bars, you can use light cream cheese in place of the regular cream cheese.
- Store leftover Lemon Cheesecake Bars in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days.
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Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 oz) package lemon cake mix
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Add the egg and oil; mix until well blended. Mixture will be slightly dry. Reserve about 3/4 cup for the topping, and pat the rest into a 9x13 inch pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with the sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Spread the mixture evenly over the baked crust. Crumble the reserved cake mix mixture over the top.
- Bake for an additional 20-25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until filling is set and the topping is lightly toasted. Cool before cutting into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.
Notes
- To make removal and cutting easier, line your baking dish with parchment paper so that it hangs over the edges of the dish before adding the crust and filling. After the bars have baked and cooled completely, lift the bars out with the overhanging parchment paper and place on a cutting board to slice.
- If you would like to lighten up these lemon bars, you can use light cream cheese in place of the regular cream cheese.
- Store leftover bars in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days.
Lemon box cake has an artificial taste to me, so I used a yellow cake mix and added the zest of one large lemon to the mixture. Very easy and delicious.
Oh I almost forgot that instead of 1/2 of vegetable oil, 3 tablespoons was Kirkland fruits/veggies pouch.
So yummy and so easy! I only had 3/4 of 1 package of cream cheese. Used D’vash date sugar and only about 2 1/2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice. I wish I could eat it all but I’m being good 😆 Thanks for this wonderful recipe! A keeper!
Great recipe as is. I sometimes like to add wild blueberries into the top crumble, great addition.
So good. Thank you
Do you think strawberries instead of blueberries would work?
This is the second time that I have made these with great results. Followed recipe exactly except just slipped in a half T more lemon juice. I have only made these Meyer lemons. I’m just about out of them so next time will have to be Eureka lemons.
I am a huge fan of lemon desserts and this one did not disappoint! I loved the cream cheese addition.
I made these for Easter & wow! They are to die for! Such an easy recipe, Thank you
So yummy! Such a tasty treat and I love how easy to make they are
I am drooling! I just love lemon desserts. These bars look incredible!
So easy to make and so delicious! My Dad loves lemom amd can never get enough, so I made a slight change and added a teaspoon of lemon emulsion. This recipe seriously is the bomb. Thank you so much for sharing it!
Fantastic recipe, a winner in my household.
Yummy! Made exactly as written and they are delicious!
Yum, yum! I have never had lemon cheese cake before, it it sounds PERFECT!
I would like to try, hope I can find the lemon cake mix.
Yummm this looks so good!! I love lemon anything so tasty!
These are so tart and tender. The lemon flavor is perfect and I love how easy these are. The perfect baking project for spring or summer.
I love anything Lemon! These look amazing! Definitely saving for a holiday this summer!
This sounds so easy and delicious! I need to try it for my cheat meal on saturday
Such a great recipe! I added lemon extract to the cream cheese mixture instead of lemon juice, because it was what I had on hand.
These bars were amazing! I used a little less sugar, more lemon zest and whipped cream cheese.
These sound incredible! I LOVE cheesecake AND lemon EVERYTHING!
These look absolutely delicious! And so simple to make!
These bars look so delicious. I like the combination of fresh ingredients and the box cake!
Yes, the easier the better for those of us that don’t have the basic kitchen gadgets. Thank you!!!!
These look delicious! I always feel like I cheated a little when I use a mix, but it makes it so much easier! 🙂
We always do a fruit + chocolate recipe for a baking swap I have coming up and I’m doing this one for the fruit. Looks amazing!
I made your recipe for a gathering the other day and everyone kept asking for the recipe. It was totally a hit!