Lime Cheesecake Bars with Lemon Lime Crust make a fantastic summer dessert! Creamy lime cheesecake is cool and refreshing – perfect for potlucks or picnics.
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Can you even imagine a more delightful summer dessert than these Lime Cheesecake Bars? The cheesecake is ultra smooth and creamy, and slightly sweet with a nice pucker from the limes! The chewy lemon-lime crust is the perfect companion. Take a bite and close your eyes…it almost feels like vacation!
My husband and daughter get really excited anytime I make citrus desserts. Lucky for them, I crave lemon and lime everything in the summer time! I’m ready for more homemade Lemon Curd, Fudgy Lemon Brownies, and Easy Lemon Macaroons!
I can’t believe this school year is just about over. My daughter is the only one of our five children in school now, but next year our twin boys will be starting kindergarten. I am 100% dreading it.
I am happiest when all of us are together. I love being with my little ones all day everyday. I love running errands with them, grocery shopping with them, playing hide and seek, going for walks, and, of course, baking with them. There were years when I thought I’d never be a mother, and now I have 5 precious children and I’m soaking up every minute.
Why do they have to grow up? Ugh.
Ok, ok. Back to the cheesecake. These bars are the reason you came here, after all!
Even if you’ve never made cheesecake, do not be intimidated. These bars are super easy to make and everyone will be impressed! These are a must make this summer. Enjoy!
Lime Cheesecake Bars with Lemon Lime Crust
Print recipeIngredients
- green food coloring (optional)
Crust
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- zest of one lime
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
Cheesecake
- 24oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 5 tablespoons lime juice + zest of one lime
Directions
| Crust | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350 In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the egg, vanilla, salt, lemon juice, and lime zest. Add baking powder and flour and mix until combined. Spread into a greased 9x13" and and refrigerate while making the cheesecake batter. | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a mixing bowl beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth and silky. Add food coloring (if desired) until the shade of green is to your liking. Mix well. Add egg and sour cream and mix on low until combined. Add lime juice and zest and mix to until incorporated. Carefully pour evenly over crust. Bake 35-40 minutes or until cheesecake is mostly set but still jiggly. Let cool completely, then cover and chill at least 4 hours before serving. If desired, sprinkle with lime zest or decorate with whipped cream and lime slices. | |
Carole says
Where are the instructions for the Fudge White Chocolate Brownies?
Stephanie Brubaker says
Here you go Carole, enjoy! http://backforseconds.com/fudgy-white-chocolate-brownies/
Joanie says
Is green food coloring used in this recipe, or is the color natural?
Stephanie Brubaker says
I added a few drops of green food coloring. It is totally optional, but I like the green tint 🙂
Jenny | Honey and Birch says
These cheesecake bars sound divine!! So much lime – I’m in heaven.
Cookin Canuck says
Love the photos of you and your kids! My family gets really excited about citrus desserts, too. I have a feeling they’d love this one.
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
Making cheesecake *does* intimidate me, so happy to see an easy treat like this one. LOVING the citrus flavors!
Dee says
Those pictures are super sweet, and I have to try the bars — they look perfect for summer!
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
I love how fresh and tart citrus is! These sound amazing!
Jen says
These look like little green clouds of goodness!! I could eat all of them!
Erin @ The Speckled Palate says
Such gorgeous photos of you and your children! And such gorgeous sweets here! I wish I had one of these as an after lunch treat. 🙂
Joanne says
Beautiful photo’s of you and your children — they are precious! This dessert looks very good too.