Blueberry Cream Cheese Bars
Blueberry Cream Cheese Bars are a homemade dessert with an oatmeal cookie crust layered with a smooth cream cheese filling and blueberries, then finished with the same oatmeal cookie mixture as a crumble topping. These bars are perfect for anytime you need a delicious treat.
Servings: 15
Ingredients
Crust and Topping
- ½ cup salted butter, softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- 1 tablespooin cold water
Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
Instructions
Crust and Topping
- First, preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with hand mixer, cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. About 1-2 minutes.
- Add the baking soda, salt, all purpose flour and quick oats. Mix on low speed until thoroughly combined.
- Add the cold water and mix well. The dough should stick together when squeezed in your hand. Scoop out 1 cup of mix (loosely scooped) and set aside.
- Dump the rest of the mix into prepared pan and spread it out evenly and then firmly pat it down to evenly cover the bottom. Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes.
Filling
- While the crust bakes, beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy. (I use the same bowl that I made the crust in. No need to dirty extra dishes!)
- Slowly add the sweetened condensed milk and mix on low until completely combined, scraping the bowl as needed. Mix it well so there are no lumps.
- Now add the egg and vanilla extract. Beat well until fully combined.
- Once the crust is done baking, pour the cream cheese mixture over the warm crust.
- Evenly top with blueberries.
- Then sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over top of everything.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until edges are just barely golden brown, the center is no longer glossy and doesn't jiggle too much.
- Let cool completely, then chill for an hour before slicing and serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 251mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 486IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 1mg
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