Lightened Up Lemon Cream Cheesecake Bars Recipe

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4.86 from 7 votes

Lightened Up Lemon Cream Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Quick and easy lemon cream cheesecake bars - all the flavors of cheesecake with just 7 WW Points.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cream cheese cake mix bars, lemon cake mix bars, lemon cream cheese cookie bars

Servings:

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Crust:

1 package (18.25 ounces) yellow cake mix
1 large egg
1/3 cup canola oil

For the topping:

1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
1 large egg

Instructions

Position an oven rack in the center and preheat oven to 350F degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan and set it aside.
In a large bowl, mix together the dry cake mix, egg, and oil until crumbly. Set aside 1 cup to use for a topping.
Press the remaining dough into the prepared pan. Bake in the center of the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack.
While the crust is baking, prepare the topping. In another bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and egg until smooth and creamy.
Spread evenly over the baked crust. Sprinkle evenly with the reserved dough mixture.
Bake an additional 15 minutes, until just set. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Serving size: 1 lemon cream cheesecake cookie bar

WW Points: 7

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6 SmartPoints (Green plan)

6 SmartPoints (Blue plan)

6 SmartPoints (Purple plan)

4 PointsPlus (Old plan)

I was able to lighten up these cream cheese bars a little by substituting reduced-fat cream cheese for regular.

The next time I make these, I'm going to try a box of natural cake mix instead of the standard one. I like the idea of using fewer artificial colors, flavors and ingredients wherever I can.

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