This recipe barely even happened. I was going about my week, flat out busy and not feeling very inspired until I scrolled past my old strawberry lemonade cheesecake bars. Then, I needed cheesecake!
Blueberries aren’t crazy expensive right now so I baked up some blueberry swirl cheesecake bars last night. They should pair well with our Netflix date on the schedule later.
To get the swirl I combined blueberries and sugar over high heat, similar to making jam. Then blended them a bit to smooth it out. Once you pour the cheesecake in just spoon the blueberry mixture over top and use a knife to drag it through. So pretty! Cherries, strawberries or raspberries would be a good alternative.
Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars
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Author: Friday is Cake Night
Serves: 8 inch pan
Ingredients
- 1½ cups graham crumbs
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- ⅓ cup melted butter
- 2 - 8oz blocks cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp. flour
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup blueberries
- ½ cup sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line an 8 inch baking pan with foil. Coat the foil lightly with cooking spray.
- In a bowl combine the graham crumbs and sugar. Pour in the melted butter and stir until it's a sandy texture. Press the crumbs in the bottom of the pan and bake for 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile place the cream cheese, sugar and flour in a large bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
- Stir in the vanilla and eggs until well combined.
- Prepare the blueberries by cooking them over med-high heat with the sugar until thickened. About 5 minutes then give them a quick pulse in the blender.
- Pour the cheesecake batter evenly over the baked crust. Drop spoonfuls of the blueberry mixture over the top and lightly swirl with a knife.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Cool on a rack and then place in the fridge overnight.
- Store in the fridge.
They look great. Cheesecake bars are always a treat, thanks a lot
Amazing recipe, they turned out perfectly
Good to hear! These bars are some of my favorite to make 🙂
I made this after my friend shared this recipe with me! It was absolutely amazing. I followed the recipe exactly…it was sweet, tasty and flavorful. I really did love it and will be making it again. I’ve been in food service for over 20 years and w days ago was the first time I have ever made CheeseCake. Between me and my wife, it lasted 1.2 days. If Practice is perfect this recipe is Practice’s baby! THANK YOU MS. ANGIE. #BestEver
Thank you so much for the kind review! That is so funny, my husband and I average about 1-2 days as well with cheesecake in the house 🙂