Blueberry Crumble Cheesecake Bars
Blueberry Crumble Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
For the Crumble Mixture (Base and Topping)
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces
- 2 eggs
For the Cream Cheese Filling
- 2 pounds full-fat cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
For the Blueberries
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease and flour a rectangular baking pan, or line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides for easy removal.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 350
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, vanilla sugar, baking powder, and salt for the crumble mixture. Whisk briefly to combine the dry ingredients.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Add the cold, cut butter pieces to the dry ingredients. Using your fingertips or a pastry blender, work the butter into the flour mixture until a coarse, crumbly texture is achieved, resembling coarse sand with some pea-sized pieces of butter.
⏱️ 7 min
- 4
Crack the 2 eggs into the crumb mixture. Continue mixing by hand until the crumbs become slightly more cohesive and form a soft, pressable dough. Be careful not to overmix.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Transfer approximately half of the crumb mixture into the prepared baking pan. Press it down firmly and evenly with your hands or the back of a spoon to form the base of the dessert.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
In a separate large bowl, combine the softened full-fat cream cheese, heavy cream, 4 eggs, and cornstarch for the filling. Whisk all these ingredients together thoroughly until the mixture is smooth, creamy, and free of lumps.
⏱️ 5 min
- 7
Pour the prepared cream cheese filling evenly over the pressed crumb base in the baking pan.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Evenly distribute the fresh blueberries over the cream cheese layer.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture evenly over the blueberries, forming the top layer.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Bake the dessert in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and the filling is set with a slight jiggle in the center.
⏱️ 60 min•🌡️ 350
- 11
Once baked, remove the pan from the oven and allow the dessert to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing it into individual square bars. This can take several hours.
⏱️ 180 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Blueberry Crumble Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
For the Crumble Mixture (Base and Topping)
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces
- 2 eggs
For the Cream Cheese Filling
- 2 pounds full-fat cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
For the Blueberries
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease and flour a rectangular baking pan, or line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides for easy removal.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 350 - 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, vanilla sugar, baking powder, and salt for the crumble mixture. Whisk briefly to combine the dry ingredients.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Add the cold, cut butter pieces to the dry ingredients. Using your fingertips or a pastry blender, work the butter into the flour mixture until a coarse, crumbly texture is achieved, resembling coarse sand with some pea-sized pieces of butter.
⏱️ 7 min - 4
Crack the 2 eggs into the crumb mixture. Continue mixing by hand until the crumbs become slightly more cohesive and form a soft, pressable dough. Be careful not to overmix.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Transfer approximately half of the crumb mixture into the prepared baking pan. Press it down firmly and evenly with your hands or the back of a spoon to form the base of the dessert.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
In a separate large bowl, combine the softened full-fat cream cheese, heavy cream, 4 eggs, and cornstarch for the filling. Whisk all these ingredients together thoroughly until the mixture is smooth, creamy, and free of lumps.
⏱️ 5 min - 7
Pour the prepared cream cheese filling evenly over the pressed crumb base in the baking pan.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Evenly distribute the fresh blueberries over the cream cheese layer.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture evenly over the blueberries, forming the top layer.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Bake the dessert in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and the filling is set with a slight jiggle in the center.
⏱️ 60 min•🌡️ 350 - 11
Once baked, remove the pan from the oven and allow the dessert to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing it into individual square bars. This can take several hours.
⏱️ 180 min