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 a thick 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.
Ingredients
For the base
- 250 g (8.8 oz) digestive biscuits
- 100 g (3.5 oz) butter melted
For the cheesecake filling
- 70 g (5.3 oz) thick set yogurt
- 800 g (1.6 lb) cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 100 g (3.5 oz) icing sugar
For the lemon curd (or a store bought jar)
- 4 unwaxed lemons (or 2 large) rind and juice
- 200 g (7.1 oz) caster sugar
- 100 g (3.5 oz) butter
- 3 medium eggs
- 1 egg yolk
Equipment
Instructions
To make the base
Smash the digestive biscuits to a fine crumb and combine with the melted butter. Tip them into your square, 25cm (10 inch) square loose-bottomed straight-sided tin.
Press down firmly to create an even base, then place in the fridge to chill.
To make the filling
In a bowl, combine the cream cheese, yogurt and vanilla.
Whisk 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.
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.
Is cheesecake one of your favourite desserts? Which flavours are your favourite?
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Lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars
Ingredients
For the base
- 250 g (8.8 oz) digestive biscuits
- 100 g (3.5 oz) butter melted
For the cheesecake filling
- 70 g (5.3 oz) thick set yogurt
- 800 g (1.6 lb) cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 100 g (3.5 oz) icing sugar
For the lemon curd (or a store bought jar)
- 4 unwaxed lemons (or 2 large) rind and juice
- 200 g (7.1 oz) caster sugar
- 100 g (3.5 oz) 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.
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Dimitar says
What if I use less creamy yogurt? Like 3% to 4% fat.
Emily Leary says
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.
Kerry Norris says
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
Emily Leary says
Thank you! I’m sure that you’ll be able to make these delicious cheesecake bars – let me know how you get on!
Ondo Lady says
Oh wow that looks so yummy and I am a fan of Oneken yoghurt.
Emily Leary says
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!
Elizabeth says
Oh heavens these sound amazing! I am such a big fan of lemon flavour and this dessert sounds perfect!
Emily Leary says
Thank you! I love lemons too and these lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars are really delicious. Let me know if you give them a go!
AnnMarie John says
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.
Emily Leary says
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!
Kristy Bullard says
These look delicious and so easy to make! I love lemon-y desserts that are sweet and tart. I have to try this recipe!
Emily Leary says
Thank you. Yes, do give this recipe a try and let me know what you think!
Jennifer Prince says
This looks delicious and so easy to make. I think the cookie crust is a yummy touch! :)
Emily Leary says
Thank you! The digestive buttery biscuits make a perfect base for the delicious blend of flavours!
Rose says
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.
Emily Leary says
Any desserts with lemons are always popular in our house and these cheesecake bars are so yummy. Let me know if you give this recipe a go!
Mudpie Fridays says
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
Emily Leary says
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!
Cal at Family Makes says
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!
Emily Leary says
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!
Jen says
Those pictures literally made my mouth water! I love anything lemon-y so will definitely be attempting this!
Emily Leary says
That’s great to hear! Let me know how you get on!
Rachel says
Oooh geez this cheesecake looks soooo good! Really refreshing too! I might give it a go – though it best look as good as yours!
Emily Leary says
Thank you :) These cheesecake bars are so delicious. They’re easy to make and I’m sure that yours will look equally yummy! Enjoy!
Kate - gluten free alchemist says
Yep! Send some over straight away. Lemon cheese cake with yummy home-made curd is my sort of dessert….. x
Emily Leary says
I wish I could say that they’re on their way :) These cheesecake bars are so good, I hope that you let me know if you give them a go!
Preet says
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.
Emily Leary says
Thank you – I’m pleased that you like the photos and I hope that you all enjoy these lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars as much as we do!
Claire says
Oh wow, this looks delicious Emily. I love cheesecake and your lemon curd yogurt ones sound amazing :) I could just eat one now.
Emily Leary says
Thank you Claire! I love cheesecake too and this dessert is really popular in our house, in fact they don’t stay on the plate for very long!
Becca Talbot says
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
Emily Leary says
A first time for everything! This cheesecake bars are easy to make and taste wonderful!
Elizabeth O says
I love lemon curd so these look delicious! Your posts make me so hungry lol. I will be saving this to give a go!
Emily Leary says
Thank you! I hope that you love these delicious cheesecake bars as much as we do in our house!
Katy Stevens says
Your recipe sounds delicious and I love the step-by-step photos too. My Mum is a HUGE lemon curd fan so going to share this recipe with her now!
Emily Leary says
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!
Rachael says
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.
Emily Leary says
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!
Daisy says
Wow these sound absolutely delicious and they look so beautiful! I need to make these for my kids to enjoy!
Emily Leary says
Thank you! They’re as delicious as they look! Let me know what your kids think if you give them a try!
Luci says
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.
Emily Leary says
Thank you! We love yogurt,lemons and cheesecake in our house so this recipe ticks all the right boxes! Enjoy!
Jenny says
Oh that looks so good! I’ve never made one before but willing to give it a go!
Emily Leary says
Thank you! I hope that you do decide to give these delicious cheesecake bars a go! They’re not difficult to make and taste delicious!
Sim @ Sim's Life says
Oh that looks absolutely delicious, love any type of lemon dessert… and cheesecake! :) I need to look into a Keto version of this :) Sim x
Emily Leary says
Cool – let me know how you go!
Laura Dove says
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!
Emily Leary says
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!
Cardiff Mummy Says - Cathryn says
Your photos are always so beautiful! My husband loves lemon flavour desserts – he would absolutely love this recipe!
Emily Leary says
Thank you so much! I hope that your husband enjoys these delicious cheesecake bars if you give them a go!
Ger ( It's Me & Ethan ) says
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
Emily Leary says
Thank you! This isn’t a difficult recipe to follow but if you have a friend who is more than happy for you to be her taster, then why not! Enjoy!
Beth @ BethinaBox.com says
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!
Emily Leary says
A little treat now and again? These cheesecake bars are so delicious! :)
Wendy says
YUM!! I am obsessed with cheesecake and love making them. Will give these a go, fab recipe xx
Emily Leary says
Thank you! We love cheesecake in our house and this recipe is so delicious – enjoy!
Meghna Dixit says
Wow! What delicious recipes. Love the pictures too. Thank you
Emily Leary says
Thank you! I hope that you’ve been inspired to give this recipe a go!
Gladys Parker says
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.
Emily Leary says
Thank you :) You’re right, just one bite wouldn’t be enough! Enjoy!
Sophia Ford says
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.
Emily Leary says
Thank you. The ingredients and the addition of this delicious yogurt make for a mouthwatering cheesecake! Let me know what you think!
Jenne says
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!
Emily Leary says
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!
Kansas Bonanno says
man this looks amazing, i’m a sucker for anything cheesecake. This will be a great treat for my kiddos.
Emily Leary says
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!
Lyosha says
I love cheesecakes. probably the best cakes ever! your version looks delicious!
Emily Leary says
I love cheesecake too! I hope that you decide to give this recipe a try – these lemon curd yogurt cheesecake bars are delicious!
Corina says
This looks absolutely delicious! The pics are great! Thank you for sharing, I’m going to try them for sure!
Emily Leary says
That’s great! I’m so pleased to hear that you’re going to make them – Enjoy!