Blueberry Cheesecake Squares
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Serves: 16
 
Ingredients
For the crust
  • 350 g Graham cracker
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 80 g salted butter - melted
For the cream cheese layer
  • 500 g cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Zest from 1 lemon
  • Juice from ½ lemon
  • 1 and ½ cups fresh blueberries, divided
For the streusel topping
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup quick cooking oats
  • 65g cold butter
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat your oven to 350F degrees.
For the base:
  1. Pulse the graham crackers in a food processor or blender until finely ground. You can also do this by hand.
  2. Mix in sugar and stir in melted butter.
  3. Line a 9 x 9 inch square pan with foil hanging over the sides so that you will be able to easily remove the cheesecake bars from the pan.
  4. Press the crust mixture into the pan and press down firmly.
  5. Bake for 10-12 and allow the crust to cool.
For the streusel topping:
  1. In a medium bowl combine ½ cup packed light brown sugar with ½ cup all purpose flour and ¼ cup quick cooking oats.
  2. Use two forks to cut the butter into the mixture till it resembles breadcrumb. Keep this mix in the fridge while you work on the cream cheese layer.
For the cream cheese layer:
  1. With your mixer, beat the cream cheese with ½ cup sugar until smooth, about 2 minutes.
  2. Add in eggs, one at a time followed by vanilla.
  3. Mix in the lemon zest and lemon juice.
  4. Fold in half of the blueberries.
To assemble:
  1. Pour the cream cheese mixture on top of the crust and spread it out evenly.
  2. Press the remaining blueberries on top. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the blueberries.
  3. Bake for about 35-40 minutes, until the filling has set and just the center is still a bit jiggly.
  4. Cool to room temperature for about an hour, then continue chilling in the fridge for about 4 hours.
  5. Remove the cheesecake from the pan by lifting the foil out. Cut into pieces and serve.
Recipe by Maya Kitchenette at https://mayakitchenette.com/blueberry-cheesecake-squares/