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Lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars

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Follow my recipe to make these delicious, zingy lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars

A buttery digestive base, a wonderfully rich yogurt cheesecake filling and a topping of zingy, mouthwatering lemony freshness – you’re going to love these lemon yogurt cheesecake bars!

Cheesecake is a big favourite of mine, and the addition of Onken Extra Creamy Natural Set Yogurt adds a touch of tang and dreamy creaminess. It’s thick, creamy, delicious and gloriously silky smooth. These lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars would make the perfect dessert for a Summer picnic.

The lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars feature Onken extra creamy yogurt

Ingredients

For the base

  • 250g (8.75 oz) digestive biscuits
  • 100g (3.5 oz) butter melted

For the cheesecake filling

  • 150g (5.25 oz) Onken Extra Creamy Yogurt
  • 720g (1.6 lb) cream cheese
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 100g (3.5 oz) icing sugar

For the lemon curd (or a store bought jar)

  • 4 (or 2 large) unwaxed lemons, rind and juice
  • 200g (7 oz) caster sugar
  • 100g (3.5 oz) butter
  • 3 medium eggs and 1 egg yolk

Instructions

To make the base

Smash the digestive biscuits to a fine crumb.

Let's get ready to make the lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars! First up, smash digestive biscuits

Smashed digestive biscuits, ready to make the cheesecake base

Tip them into your square, loose-bottomed, 25cm/10 inch straight-sided tin.

Tip the biscuit crumbs into a square tin

Add the melted butter and mix until combined.

Add the melted butter and mix together to form a cheesecake base

Creating the lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars base

Press down firmly to create an even base, then place in the fridge to chill.

The finished biscuit cheesecake base

To make the filling

In a bowl, whisk the cream cheese, yogurt and vanilla until thick.

Cream cheese, vanilla and yogurt are used to make the lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars filling

The cream cheese, yogurt and vanilla are shown mixed together to create the cheesecake filling

Add the sugar and whisk again.

Sugar is added to the lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars filling

The finished filling for the cheesecake bars

Tip the filling into the tin.

The filling is spread onto the biscuit base

Level off and return the tin to the fridge.

The finished lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars base is then left to set

To make the lemon curd

(If you’re using a jar of curd, skip to ‘To bring together’) Place the lemon juice, lemon rind, butter and sugar into a bowl and heat gently over a pan of simmering water until the butter has melted.

You can make your own lemon curd for the lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars, or use store-bought lemon curd instead

Freshly made homemade lemon curd

Add the room temperature eggs and whisk until fully combined.

Eggs are added to create the lemon curd cheesecake bars topping

Continue to heat over the pan, stirring occasionally until it has thickened enough to leave a trail if you run your finger over the back of the spoon.

Continue to follow the lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars recipe instructions to make your lemon curd

Leave to cool completely. It will thicken further.

The lemon curd is left to cool, before preparing the lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars

To bring together

Spoon the curd into the tin, level off and return to the fridge to firm up overnight.

Spoon the lemon curd into the baking tin

The finished lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars are left to set in the fridge overnight

Cut into bars to serve.

Cut the lemon curd yogurt cheesecake into bars and serve!

If you’d like to print this recipe to try later, just hit PRINT on the recipe card below.

Lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 16 bars
Author: Emily Leary
A buttery digestive base, a wonderfully rich yogurt cheesecake filling and a topping of zingy, mouthwatering lemony freshness - you're going to love these lemon yogurt cheesecake bars!
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Metric - Ounces

Ingredients

For the base

  • 250 g digestive biscuits
  • 100 g butter melted

For the cheesecake filling

  • 150 g Onken Extra Creamy Yogurt
  • 720 g cream cheese
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 100 g icing sugar

For the lemon curd (or a store bought jar)

  • 4 unwaxed lemons (or 2 large) rind and juice
  • 200 g caster sugar
  • 100 g butter
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 1 egg yolk

Instructions

To make the base

  • Smash the digestive biscuits to a fine crumb.
  • Tip them into your square, loose-bottomed, 25cm/10 inch straight-sided tin.
  • Add the melted butter and mix until combined.
  • Press down firmly to create an even base, then place in the fridge to chill.

To make the filling

  • In a bowl, whisk the cream cheese, yogurt and vanilla until thick.
  • Add the sugar and whisk again.
  • Tip the filling into the tin. Level off and return the tin to the fridge.

To make the lemon curd (If you’re using a jar of curd, skip to 'To bring together')

  • Place the lemon juice, lemon rind, butter and sugar into a bowl and heat gently over a pan of simmering water until the butter has melted.
  • Add the room temperature eggs and whisk until fully combined.
  • Continue to heat over the pan, stirring occasionally until it has thickened enough to leave a trail if you run your finger over the back of the spoon.
  • Leave to cool completely. It will thicken further.

To bring together

  • Spoon the curd into the tin, level off and return to the fridge to firm up overnight.
  • Cut into bars to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 326mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 19.7% | Vitamin C: 17.3% | Calcium: 7.6% | Iron: 6.1%
* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.
Course: Desserts and sweet treats
Keywords: cheesecake, dessert
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    • Emily Leary says

      30 April, 2019 at 9.54pm

      You’d probably find that it won’t set enough to be sliceable so you’d have to alter the cream cheese to yogurt ratio of use a thickening agent like agar or gelatine.

      Reply

  2. Kerry Norris says

    20 March, 2018 at 8.43pm

    My goodness my mouth has been watering reading through all of this. I am gonna have to try making the . I’m not a very good baker but the recipe looks like something I could manage xx

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    • Emily Leary says

      21 March, 2018 at 11.17am

      Thank you! Yes, the yogurt is perfect for this recipe as it’s so thick and deliciously creamy. I hope that you enjoy these cheesecake bars if you give them a go!

      Reply

  5. AnnMarie John says

    20 March, 2018 at 5.50am

    I love cheesecake and it would be nice to try this recipe especially since it’s made with yogurt and lemon. I’m sure the flavor is amazing and I like the serving size too.

    Reply

    • Emily Leary says

      21 March, 2018 at 11.43am

      We all love cheesecake in our house and this recipe went down a treat! It’s full of delicious flavours, I hope that you decide to give these lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars a try!

      Reply

  6. Kristy Bullard says

    20 March, 2018 at 2.11am

    These look delicious and so easy to make! I love lemon-y desserts that are sweet and tart. I have to try this recipe!

    Reply

  8. Rose says

    20 March, 2018 at 2.03am

    I love lemon desserts but, have actually never baked anything lemon. Never used real lemons only lemon juice and certainly never lemon peels. I would love to try and make this.

    Reply

  9. Mudpie Fridays says

    19 March, 2018 at 11.51pm

    I will always pick a lemon dessert when I get a chance. This sounds delicious and something that I could easily recreate. We use to make lemon curd when we were kids and Ive probably not made it now for a good few years. Time to give it another go I think x

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    • Emily Leary says

      21 March, 2018 at 12.41pm

      Thank you! It’s surprising how easy it is to make delicious lemon curd and well worth the little effort that it takes. I hope that you love this dessert as much as we do in our house!

      Reply

  10. Cal at Family Makes says

    19 March, 2018 at 9.19pm

    These look and sound so delicious! I’ve never made a cheesecake before as I always assumed it would be too difficult, but this makes it look like I might be able to manage it, so I’ll have to give it a try!

    Reply

    • Emily Leary says

      21 March, 2018 at 12.45pm

      Thanks! These cheesecake bars are not at all difficult to make and taste so amazingly good! I’m sure that you could manage to make them – let me know how you get on!

      Reply

  14. Preet says

    19 March, 2018 at 5.25pm

    We love lemons, cheesecakes, and yogurt in our house and this recipe would be a perfect combination of all three of them. Your pictures are so amazing, making me craving for these cheesecakes already.

    Reply

  16. Becca Talbot says

    19 March, 2018 at 2.52pm

    I don’t think I’ve ever had a yoghurt bar like this before – but this sounds delicious! I’d love to give it a go, and the recipe looks pretty easy to follow too :( plus I love lemon curd, so that’s a big tick from me! x

    Reply

  17. Elizabeth O says

    19 March, 2018 at 1.51pm

    I love lemon curd so these look delicious! Your posts make me so hungry lol. I will be saving this to give a go!

    Reply

    • Emily Leary says

      21 March, 2018 at 1.19pm

      Thank you! I’m really pleased that you like the step-by-step photos for making these delicious cheesecake bars! Let me know what you and your mum think of them!

      Reply

  19. Rachael says

    19 March, 2018 at 8.41am

    Oh my, these look absolutely incredible and also so easy to make. I never knew lemon curd was that simple to make, I want to give it a go. We’re all huge lemon fiends here so sounds perfect for my lot.

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    • Emily Leary says

      19 March, 2018 at 9.24am

      Thank you! We all love lemons and cheesecake in our house too so these delicious lemon curd yogurt cheesecakes went down a treat! I hope you enjoy this recipe if you give it a go!

      Reply

  20. Daisy says

    19 March, 2018 at 4.42am

    Wow these sound absolutely delicious and they look so beautiful! I need to make these for my kids to enjoy!

    Reply

  21. Luci says

    19 March, 2018 at 3.48am

    This looks so delicious. It is perfect to make this right now because the season and changing and this will refresh you on a hot summers day. I know my family will love this as well, they are a big fan of lemon.

    Reply

  24. Laura Dove says

    18 March, 2018 at 9.58pm

    Ooh nice!! I love lemon dessert of any kind of but these sound delicious! My children are big cheesecake fans too, we would really enjoy making these together!

    Reply

    • Emily Leary says

      19 March, 2018 at 10.07am

      Thank you! We love lemons, cheesecakes and yogurt in our house and this recipe is a delicious combination of all three! I hope that you and your children have fun making these!

      Reply

  26. Ger ( It's Me & Ethan ) says

    18 March, 2018 at 9.02pm

    Oh this looks Devine ! I’d love to be able to do this but I really am useless when it comes to baking . However I do have a great friend who adores this kind of thing and I’m her taster ,guess who is getting this emailed to her

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  27. Beth @ BethinaBox.com says

    18 March, 2018 at 8.01pm

    Oh wow! This looks amazing, although I’m not sure I like you showing me this the day before I start a new healthy eating regime! Haha!

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  30. Gladys Parker says

    18 March, 2018 at 6.55pm

    Oh how wonderful that looks. It is as though it is saying “reach through your screen and take a bite” but, a bite won’t be enough. I love lemon and I can devour cheesecake so this is made for me. I already pinned it because I know eventually I’ll be having one.

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  31. Sophia Ford says

    18 March, 2018 at 6.22pm

    This looks delicious and like something even I could master! Definitely going to give these a try as lemon cheesecakes are pretty much my favourite when it comes to cheesecakes.

    Reply

  32. Jenne says

    18 March, 2018 at 5.56pm

    Oh wow, this looks delightful! I love it when people add lemon zest to a recipe – too often I don’t see people using it and it adds such a nice touch. This looks like a perfect dessert for a summer BBQ!

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    • Emily Leary says

      19 March, 2018 at 10.32am

      Thank you! This recipe is perfect for any time of the year and even though there is still snow on the ground here I can just picture enjoying these cheesecake bars outside on a beautiful sunny day!

      Reply

  33. Kansas Bonanno says

    18 March, 2018 at 5.06pm

    man this looks amazing, i’m a sucker for anything cheesecake. This will be a great treat for my kiddos.

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    • Emily Leary says

      19 March, 2018 at 10.35am

      Thank you! We love lemons, cheesecake and yogurt in our house so this recipe is a perfect combination of ingredients to make a delicious dessert. I’m sure your kids (and you!) will love it!

      Reply
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