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Lemon Cheesecake Bars

These delicious lemon cheesecake bars look fancy but are easy to make. First graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar are mixed together. Then pressed into the bottom of a baking dish. Next cream cheese and butter are mixed together before adding sour cream, vanilla extract and lemon extract. Eggs are added before pouring over the crust in the pan. The bars are baked in the oven, then cooled and refrigerated several hours. Lemon pie filling is spread over the cheesecake layer before serving.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Refrigeration Time 4 hours
Servings 12 people

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • ¼ cup sugar

Lemon Cheesecake

  • 24 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp lemon extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 21 oz can lemon pie filling

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

Crust

  1. In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar together until combined.
  2. Press into 9x13 baking pan.

Lemon cheesecake

  1. In a large bowl beat cream cheese and sugar together for 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth.
  2. Add sour cream, vanilla extract and lemon extract and beat until combined.
  3. Next add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low until just blended. Pour over crust.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until the center is almost set and still a little jiggly.
  5. Remove from oven and let sit to cool.
  6. Once cool enough, place in refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight before serving.
  7. Add lemon pie filling right before serving.
  8. Add whipped cream and lemon slices for garnish, if desired.