Description
Deliciously chewy blondie bars swirled with creamy lemon cheesecake for a perfect dessert balance of sweet and tangy.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 16 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 4 tablespoons lemon curd (homemade or store-bought)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Grease or line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, cooking until golden brown.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix the browned butter with brown sugar, egg, and vanilla until combined.
- Stir in the dry ingredients until incorporated.
- Spread the blondie batter evenly into the prepared pan.
- In another bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing just until incorporated.
- Pour the cheesecake mixture over the blondie crust.
- Drop spoonfuls of lemon curd across the cheesecake layer.
- Use a knife to gently swirl the curd into the batter.
- Bake for 45–50 minutes, until edges are set and the center jiggles slightly.
- Let cool in the oven with the door cracked for 1 hour.
- Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before slicing.
- Serve chilled and enjoy!
Notes
Chill the bars thoroughly before slicing for the cleanest edges.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg