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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Recipe: 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.
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Daniela
Thank you, Daniela! I love linking up with y’all! So excited about the feature!
I’m sorry you have had to move! We have been in our house for almost 14 years now (the longest I’ve ever lived anywhere!), and I can’t imagine loading all this stuff up and moving! You are right that years of marriage plus kids means a whole lot of STUFF.
These lemon bars looks so good. My mom is a big fan of lemon desserts, and I’m going to see her later this month. I’ll try the recipe then! The last time I saw her, I wanted to make another easy lemon bar recipe that called for lemon pie filling, and we literally looked at 5 or 6 stores and couldn’t find it anywhere! These ingredients look much easier to find. Can’t wait to give it a try!
Thank goodness our move is finally over! I swear our stuff multiplied in the time since our last move. Or overnight it seemed! 🙂
I hope your mom enjoys them, Andi! They really are very easy to make and the cream cheese filling makes them very tasty. I can’t recall if I’ve seen lemon pie filling anywhere before either! I’ll have to look for that next time I’m out. Thank you so much for visiting! 🙂
I sure wish I had one of your awesome Lemon Bars to have with my afternoon tea, they look delicious. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday, it is so nice to have you with us today. Have a great weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you, Miz Helen! I’m kind of wanting one now, too…:)
I featured you on my blog at my first ever “Best of the Internet”! Head over and check it out! http://mommylikewhoa.com/2014/03/best-of-the-internet-volume-1/
YAY! Oh thank you, Roberta! I’m so excited, what an awesome honor!! 🙂
Thanks for linking up Ashlyn, these have been featured as one of my favourites. I love lemons and these would for sure cure my lemon craving. Stop by, grab a button and share with us any old or new recipes again this weekend. Pinning!
Oh thank you so so much for the feature, Laura! I’m so happy you like them! 🙂
I’m in love with these bars…they look just heavenly! Good luck with the move, Ashlyn….never fun! Wishing you the best!
Thank you so much, Cathy! And we are finally done with the move! YAY!!
I LOVE lemon bars…and these look deeeelish!!
Best wishes on the big furniture move Ashlyn. I agree it’s a ton of work to move a houseful. I’ll be thinking of you. 😉
Thanks so much for taking time in the midst of all your busyness to share your lemon bars here at Project Inspire{d}!!
Thanks so much for your sweet well wishes, Diane! Thankfully, it’s pretty much over! I despise moving! 😉
Lemon bars are one of my favorites 🙂 Your recipe sounds delicious and it does seem pretty easy. My 2 favorite things!!! Thank you for linking up at the MaMade Blog Hop
Thanks Debbie! Those are definitely my two most favorite things, too!
Thanks for sharing these at The Wednesday Roundup! They are screaming spring! I’m going to try these for sure. Pinning to The Wednesday Roundup Pin Board
Thank you so much, Christine!
Moving is no fun at all! I’m impressed you moved and still were able to post on the blog! Great job! These lemon bars look SO refreshing and delicious! Pinning this right now!
Girl, moving is all the way at the top of my dislike list, and I am glad it’s over! Thanks so much for pinning! 🙂
Yum! These look amazing and fantastic! I would love if you would please come share this at our MaMade blog hop! http://mommylikewhoa.com/2014/03/mamade-blog-hop-5/
Thanks for the invite, Roberta! I linked up. 🙂
I love lemon! These look great! Doing a giveaway this week (posted Monday) and would love if you would stop by and check it out!
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Thank you for coming by, Jennie! I’ll have to pop over to your blog! 🙂
Mmm, love, LOVE lemon bars!
Me too, Melanie!! Thank you for stopping by!
I love lemon, these bars look so pretty and delicious. Visiting from Reasons to Skip The Housework. I co-host Sweet and Savoury Sundays and would love for you to link up. Have a good week 🙂
Thank you so much for dropping by, Laura! And I would love to hop over and visit your link up. 🙂
I want lemon bars right now!!!
Me too, Jennifer!! Wish we still had some left. 🙂
These look awesome, Ashlyn! You keep coming up with awesome ideas! Plus, we both have the same mixer 🙂
Aww thank you, Kayla! I’m having so much fun with this blog. 🙂 And don’t you just LOVE that mixer?! Great minds think alike. 😉