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Blueberry Streusel Cheesecake Bars

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  • Author: Megan
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Chilling Time: 8 hours
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 9 hours + 15 minutes
  • Yield: 15 bars 1x
  • Category: Desserts
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Cheesecake bars topped with fresh, juicy blueberries and a crisp streusel topping.


Ingredients

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For the crust:

  • 10 sheets of honey graham crackers
  • 1/4 cup melted butter, salted
  • 2 TB brown sugar

For the cheesecake filling:

  • 16 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup crème fraiche or sour cream, room temperature
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries

For the streusel topping:

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 4 TB cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds

Instructions

  1. Make the crust. Preheat the oven to 325F, line a 9 x 9 square pan with parchment paper and set aside. Pulse the graham crackers in a food processor until they are very finely ground. Alternatively, you can just crush them in a zip top bag with a rolling pin. If you do use a food processor, wipe down the insides of the bowl when you’re done, since you’ll be using the food processor to make the filling.
  2. Combine the crumbs, melted salted butter and brown sugar in a small bowl and mix well until combined. Evenly press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking pan and bake for 10 minutes.
  3. After you remove the crust from the oven, allow to cool completely. Leave the oven at 325 degrees while you make the filling.
  4. Make the filling. Add the cream cheese, sugar, sour cream and salt to the food processor bowl and pulse 3-4 times until smooth. Add one egg at a time and pulse to blend after each one. Add the vanilla and pulse a few more times until blended. Spread the filling onto the cooled crust and evenly sprinkle the blueberries on top.
  5. Make the streusel topping and bake the bars. Whisk the flour and brown sugar together in a small bowl, and use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in the oats and almonds until combined, and sprinkle evenly over the blueberries.
  6. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the middle of the bars only jiggle a little bit. Allow to cool to room temperature before refrigerating overnight.
  7. These bars can be refrigerated for up to a week.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 bar
  • Calories: 398
  • Sugar: 19.2 g
  • Sodium: 294.5 mg
  • Fat: 24.6 g
  • Saturated Fat: 10.9 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 39.4 g
  • Fiber: 2.8 g
  • Protein: 6.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 74.1 mg