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Blueberry Cream Cheese Bars

Published: Jul 25, 2024 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan ยท 4 Comments

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Total Time: 1 hour hr

Blueberry Cream Cheese Bars are the perfect blueberry dessert recipe with sweet berries, cream cheese filling, a buttery shortbread crust, and a crumble topping. You can get blueberry cheesecake flavor without the fuss. Easy to make in about an hour.

๐ŸซIngredients

Crust and Crumble Toppingโ€”butter, egg, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt
Blueberry Fillingโ€”blueberries (fresh preferred or frozen), sugar, cornstarch
Cream Cheese Fillingโ€”cream cheese, sugar, egg

A pile of blueberry cream cheese bars with crumble topping.
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  • ๐ŸซIngredients
  • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸณHow to Make Blueberry Cream Cheese Barsโ€”Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
  • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸณVariations and options
  • โœ”๏ธTips to make it right every time
  • โ†•๏ธHow to make this a smaller "for two friendly" or "family size" recipe
  • ๐Ÿ“Baking dish sizes for a half, full, or double recipe
  • ๐ŸฅฃRelated recipes
  • โ„๏ธStoring leftovers
  • โ“FAQs
  • Blueberry Cream Cheese Bars
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Featured Comment by Becky:
"Great recipe! Combines two favorites - blueberry crumb bars and blueberry cream cheese bars. "

This blueberry cream cheese dessert is wonderful for brunch, bring-a-dish parties, snacks, or dessert. Serve as a whole cheesecake, bites, squares, or bars.

This is an easy recipe using common ingredients with simple step-by-step photo instructions. You can adjust the recipe size to your needs.

For other bar recipes, try Cheesecake Bars, Lemon Bar Recipe, and Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸณHow to Make Blueberry Cream Cheese Barsโ€”Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

blueberries with ingredients for cream cheese bars labeled.
starting to cut butter into dough.

1. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, egg, and butter.

cutting butter into crumbly dough.

2. Cut the butter into the mixture until crumbly.

browned crust in baking dish.

3. Press half of the crumble mixture into a buttered baking dish. Bake at 375ยฐ for 8 minutes.

coating blueberries with cornstarch.

4. Clean and dry fresh blueberries and coat them with sugar and cornstarch.

Beating cream cheese batter in a white bowl.

5. Combine cream cheese, sugar, and an egg. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth.

topping the dish with remaining crumb topping.

6. Top the cooled crust with the cream cheese mixture, the blueberries, and the rest of the crumble.

blueberry bar on a spatula.

7. Bake until nicely brownedโ€”about 40 minutes. Cool in a refrigerator for at least 2 hours before cutting.

For more details, keep reading. See the Recipe Card below for complete instructions and to print.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸณVariations and options

You can use fresh or frozen fruit like cherries, blackberries, raspberries, apples, peaches, or mixed fruit or substitute any commercial pie filling.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the cream cheese mixture for more flavor.

Add ยฝ teaspoon of cinnamon to the topping.

Replace half the sugar with brown sugar in the crust/topping mixture.

โœ”๏ธTips to make it right every time

If you have time, rest the cream cheese and eggs at room temperature for 30-60 minutes before starting. They will mix better.

Use a 8 to 9 inch round springform pan to make a traditional blueberry cheesecake.

If using frozen berries, do not thaw first, but do add an extra teaspoon of cornstarch due to the extra fluid release that will happen.

Adjust the sugar to the sweetness of the fruit.

It is a dessert; use full-fat cream cheese for the best results.

โ†•๏ธHow to make this a smaller "for two friendly" or "family size" recipe

  1. Use the recipe card and adjust the number of servings to half or double.
  2. Use the amount of ingredients in the ingredient list, not the instructionsโ€”those do not change.
  3. Where you get half an egg, use an egg white instead.
  4. Use the baking dish size discussed in the section below.
  5. Cook is a bit less for smaller and more for a double recipe. Cook until the color is right.

๐Ÿ“Baking dish sizes for a half, full, or double recipe

A full recipe uses an 8X8, 9X9, or 9 inches round baking pan.

A double-size recipe fits nicely in a 9X13 cake pan.

For a half recipe, the size of the baking dish is problematic. It must be at least 1 inch deep and have a total surface area of about 25-30 square inches. No standard baking dish fits. A round dish of about 6-inch diameter will work, like some Corning-wareโ„ข, and I have some rectangular dishes that work.

๐ŸฅฃRelated recipes

For other blueberry recipes, check out Baked Blueberry Pancakes, Blueberry Cobbler, Blueberry Muffins, Blueberry Crumb Pie, and Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake.

โ„๏ธStoring leftovers

The cream cheese can not be stored safely at room temperature.

Store in an airtight container refrigerated for 3 days. They will freeze well tightly wrapped in a freezer for 3 months.

โ“FAQs

How to prevent sticking in the pan.

Start with a good coat of butter on the pan. I like to use a glass baking dish for this recipe. If all other things fail, a piece of parchment paper on the bottom of the pan always works.

How to cut blueberry cream cheese bars.

Be sure the pan has cooled for a few hours in the refrigerator. Use a sharp, long knife to cut full-width cuts. Between cuts, rinse the blade off with hot water and dry.

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A pile of blueberry cream cheese bars with crumble topping.

Blueberry Cream Cheese Bars

From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
Blueberry Cream Cheese Bars are the perfect blueberry dessert recipe with sweet berries, cream cheese filling, a buttery shortbread crust, and a crumble topping. Get blueberry cheesecake flavor without the fuss. Easy to make in about an hour.
4.35 from 40 votes
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Servings #/Adjust if desired 16

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Ingredients

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Shortbread crust and crumble topping

  • 2 cups flour
  • ยพ cup sugar
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ยผ teaspoon salt

Blueberry Mixture

  • 1 pint blueberries - fresh or frozen
  • ยฝ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoon corn starch - increase to 3 teaspoons if frozen berries

Cream Cheese Mixture

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • ยฝ cup sugar
  • 1 egg

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375ยฐ conventional, not convection.
    cream cheese with blueberries and other ingredients for bars
  • Start by coating an 8X8 baking dish with butter. Dice 1 stick (ยฝ cup) of butter. Mix 2 cups of flour, ยพ cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, ยผ teaspoon of salt, 1 egg, and the butter.
    starting to cut butter into dough
  • Cut the butter into the mixture with a pastry cutter or fork until crumbly. A food processor may be used.
    cutting butter into crumbly dough
  • Press half of the crumble mixture into the buttered dish. Bake to firm up some for 8 minutes.
    brown crust in baking dish
  • While the base is baking, clean and dry 1 pint of fresh blueberries, add 2 teaspoons of cornstarch and ยฝ cup sugarโ€”stir to coat. You may use frozen blueberries, but increase the cornstarch to 3 teaspoons.
    coating blueberries with cornstarch
  • Combine 8 oz of cream cheese, ยฝ cup sugar, and 1 egg. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
    beating cream cheese batter in white bowl
  • Top the cooled crust with the cream cheese mixture, the blueberries, and the rest of the crumble.
    topping the dish with remaining crumb topping
  • Bake until nicely brownedโ€”about 40 minutes. Cool in a refrigerator for at least 2 hours before cutting.
    blueberry bar on a spatula

Recipe Notes

Pro Tips

  1. This recipe is for an 8X8, 9X9, or 9-inch round baking dish. Please see the discussion in the post for instructions on increasing or decreasing the size of this recipe.
  2. If you want to use it as a whole cheesecake, use an 8 or 9-inch springform pan.
  3. Options and variations like other ingredients are in the post.ย 
  4. My serving size is about 2X2, but it varies according to your needs.
  5. Be sure to refrigerate for 2 hours before cutting,
  6. Store airtight and refrigerated for 3 days. It will be good frozen for 3 months.
  7. Cream cheese dishes CAN NOT safely be stored at room temperature.

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To adjust the recipe size:

You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.

Nutrition Estimate

Calories : 267 kcal (13%)Carbohydrates : 39 g (13%)Protein : 3 g (6%)Fat : 11 g (17%)Saturated Fat : 7 g (35%)Cholesterol : 51 mg (17%)Sodium : 141 mg (6%)Potassium : 92 mg (3%)Fiber : 1 g (4%)Sugar : 25 g (28%)Vitamin A : 413 IU (8%)Vitamin C : 3 mg (4%)Calcium : 34 mg (3%)Iron : 1 mg (6%)
Serving size is my estimate of a normal sizeโ€”this is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

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Editor's Note: Originally Published September 7, 2015. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.

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  1. Elaine Perea says

    December 28, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    5 stars
    I wanted to let you know that I made these in muffin tins. I used jumbo liners so the paper was higher than the edge of the tins. Worked out well, and tidy for a camping trip! I only had one egg, so I used a "flax egg" in the crust, and it set up well. Thanks for a great recipe!

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  2. Becky says

    August 09, 2018 at 10:29 am

    Great recipe! Combines two favorites - blueberry crumb bars and blueberry cream cheese bars. I beat the egg with a bit of vanilla before adding it to the crust and a bit in the cream cheese. Also use half brown sugar in crust and add a dash of cinnamon. Delicious!

    Reply
    • DrDan says

      August 09, 2018 at 8:22 pm

      I love crumble toppings. While this recipe was a bit more work than normal for me, it is well worth it. Also, I'm a lot faster doing it when I don't take pictures.
      Thanks so the note.
      Dan

  3. Leslie says

    September 11, 2015 at 11:49 pm

    I made these with a few modifications, added 1/4 tsp of almond flavoring to the base/topping mixture & mixed approx 1/3 cup of blanched chopped almonds with the topping part of mixture. Also, added 1 tsp of lemon zest and 1 tsp of lemon juice with blue berry mixture and 1 tsp of vanilla flavoring with the cream cheese mixture.
    Good luck with your changes at work, hope to see some old favorite recipes and new ones soon. Thanks again for all your recipes

    Reply

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