Name: Philadelphia® 3-Step Lemon Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ cups soft coconut macaroon cookie crumbs; 2 tbsp margarine; 2 pkg philadelphia® cream cheese; ½ cup sugar; ½ tsp lemon zest; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; ½ tsp imitation vanilla; 2 eggs

Philadelphia® 3-Step Lemon Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Britte Alicea Modified: July 16, 2024

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How To Make Philadelphia® 3-Step Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Made with a cookie crust and a lemon-cream cheese filling, satisfy your sweet tooth craving with these lemon cheesecake bars that are ready in just 3 steps!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Chill Time: 3 hours

Total: 3 hours 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½cupssoft coconut macaroon cookie crumbs
2tbspmargarine
2pkgphiladelphia® cream cheese
½cupsugar
½tsplemon zest
1tbspfresh lemon juice
½tspimitation vanilla
2eggs

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix cookie crumbs and margarine; press onto the bottom of an 8-inch square pan sprayed with cooking spray.
Beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon zest, juice, and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate for 3 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 182.23kcal
Fat: 10.12g
Saturated Fat: 3.36g
Trans Fat: 0.26g
Monounsaturated Fat: 2.46g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.85g
Carbohydrates: 21.70g
Fiber: 0.69g
Sugar: 14.27g
Protein: 2.33g
Cholesterol: 31.68mg
Sodium: 169.82mg
Calcium: 18.78mg
Potassium: 64.90mg
Iron: 1.18mg
Vitamin A: 47.49µg
Vitamin C: 0.45mg

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