Lemon-Blueberry Crumb Bars

By srumbel

Yellow cake and cream cheese join with lemon zest and fresh blueberries to make moist, fruity crumb bars.
from kraftrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
• 2 eggs, divided
• 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp. zest and 3 Tbsp. juice from 1 lemon
• 2-1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 80mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Line 13x9-inch pan with Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Microwave butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until melted. Add dry cake mix and 1 egg; beat with mixer until blended. Press 2/3 of the dough onto bottom of prepared pan.
Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Add remaining egg, zest and juice; mix well. Pour over crust; top with berries. Pinch small pieces of the remaining dough between your fingers; press lightly into cream cheese layer.
Bake 55 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting into bars.


Servings
32 servings


How to Soften Cream Cheese

Place completely unwrapped package of cream cheese in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 10 sec. or just until softened. Add 15 sec. for each additional package of cream cheese.

Note

For best results, refrigerate the cooled dessert before cutting into bars. Keep bars refrigerated.
Substitute

Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.