Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
Blueberry Cheesecake Bars Recipe is creamy, fruity, and layered with a crunchy graham cracker crust, a smooth, no-bake cheesecake center, and a thick layer of juicy blueberry pie filling. It’s perfect for a holiday, potluck, or just because—this recipe delivers big flavor with minimal fuss.
This classic cheesecake has earned a permanent spot in our dessert rotation. With just a handful of simple ingredients and fast steps, you can whip up a dessert that looks impressive and tastes even better. It’s chilled, refreshing, and delicious. This is one of those go-to recipes you’ll find yourself making again and again.
If you’re as obsessed with easy, make-ahead dessert recipes as we are, you’ll also love my Strawberry Cheesecake Bars Recipe, Lemon Pudding Pie Recipe, and this creamy Banana Pudding with Cream Cheese. They’re all crowd-pleasing, low-effort, and guaranteed to disappear fast.
Jump to:
💗 Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to Make: This dessert comes together fast with no fancy equipment or baking skills required. Use your hand mixer or stand mixer to cream the mixture.
- Customizable: You can easily swap out the blueberry pie filling for other flavors, such as cherry, lemon, or strawberry pie filling instead of blueberry. My homemade strawberry pie filling recipe would be great on top of this cheesecake.
- Great for Any Occasion: Whether it’s a potluck, summer cookout, or holiday gathering, this recipe is great for any celebration and always a crowd-pleaser.
- Cool and Refreshing: The cool and refreshing creamy texture makes this a wonderful summer dessert that is welcoming during the warmer months, but can be enjoyed by a fire during the cooler months.
📋 Ingredients Needed
The ingredients for blueberry cream cheese bars are simple and create a delightful and tasty treat. Please see the printable recipe card below for amounts.
- Graham Crackers: Graham cracker crumbs serve as the base for the crust. They are slightly sweet, and the crumbly texture adds a nice foundation for the creamy cream cheese layer. Swap graham crackers for vanilla wafers, shortbread cookies, or golden Oreos if you like. Use your food processor to make fine crumbs.
- Butter: Melted and combined with the crumbs to hold the crust together and add rich flavor.
- Sugar: Mixed into the crust for a hint of sweetness and added texture.
- Cream Cheese: The creamy star of the cheesecake layer. It has a smooth texture and adds richness to the overall dessert. You’ll need room temperature cream cheese.
- Confectioners Sugar: Confectioners sugar is also known as powdered sugar. It is mixed with the cream cheese to provide a creamy consistency for the filling.
- Whipped Topping: Whipped topping (Cool Whip) provides a light and airy consistency to the filling.
- Vanilla: Vanilla extract is the flavoring mixed with the cream cheese to enhance the overall flavor profile.
- Blueberry Pie Filling: This recipe for blueberry cream cheese bars requires two cans of blueberry pie filling. You want it thick and full of fruity flavor that defines the dessert.
🥣 How to Make Cheesecake Bars
Blueberry cheesecake squares are straightforward to make, and it is recommended to chill this dessert for several hours or overnight to allow it to thicken and cut easily into slices or bars. Please see the printable recipe card below for the complete instructions.
Step 1: Mix the Crust. To make the buttery graham cracker crust, you’ll start by crushing your graham crackers. You can do this in a food processor or place them in a zip-top bag and crush with a rolling pin.
Step 2: Make the Crust. Mix the crumbs with melted butter and sugar, then press the mixture into the bottom of the pan or baking dish. Bake at 350°F for about 10-15 minutes until it’s lightly golden brown. Let it cool completely.
Step 3: For the Cheesecake. Using a mixer, beat together the cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla.
Step 4: Fold in Cool Whip. Fold in the whipped topping and mix until well combined.
Step 5: Layer Creamy Cheesecake Filling. Carefully spread the cream cheese mixture over the crust. Be careful not to disturb the crust too much.
Step 6: Add Topping. Spoon the blueberry topping over the filling. Spread evenly. I like a thick coating of blueberry pie filling on my cheesecake. You decide if you want to use all of the pie filling on your cheesecake. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight. Slice into squares. Enjoy!
💭 Pro Tips
- Cool the Crust: Cool the crust completely before adding the cream cheese layer.
- Spread Layers Evenly: Use an offset spatula to spread the layers evenly.
- Chill Time: Don’t skip the chill time—it makes all the difference! Chill overnight for the best texture and clean slices.
❔ Recipe FAQs
Yes! It’s best made ahead so it can chill and set. Overnight chilling is ideal for clean slices and the best flavor.
Yes! This recipe will work well with Cherry or Strawberry Pie Filling. Feel free to experiment with your favorites. Check out this recipe for a homemade strawberry pie filling with jello.
Blueberry Delight is an “almost” no-bake layered dessert, whereas traditional blueberry cheesecake is usually baked and denser in texture.
You can, but fresh blueberries won’t have the same thick, glossy texture. If using fresh, consider making a quick homemade blueberry compote.
Cover leftovers tightly with plastic wrap. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
More Easy Desserts With Few Ingredients
If you’ve tried these Blueberry Cheesecake Bars or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it turned out in the 📝 comments. Thanks for visiting!
📖 Recipe
Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
- 2 Sleeves graham crackers, finely crushed
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar
- 12 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cans blueberry pie filling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- For the Crust: Combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar in a bowl and mix well.
- Transfer to a 13″ X 9″ baking dish and press down firmly to form the crust.
- Bake 10-15 minutes until lightly brown. Set aside to cool completely.
- For the Cheesecake: Using a mixer, beat together the cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and vanilla.
- Fold in the whipped topping and mix until well combined.
- Carefully spread the cream cheese mixture over the crust. Be careful to not disturb the crust too much.
- Spoon the blueberry topping over the filling. Spread evenly. I like a thick coating of blueberry pie filling on my cheesecake. You decide If you want to use all of the pie filling on your cheesecake.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight. Slice into squares. Enjoy!
Notes
- Cool the Crust: Cool the crust completely before adding the cream cheese layer.
- Spread Layers Evenly: Use an offset spatula to spread the layers evenly.
- Chill Time: Don’t skip the chill time—it makes all the difference! Chill overnight for the best texture and clean slices.
- Pie Filling: I like a thick coating of blueberry topping on my cheesecake. You decide if you want to use both cans of pie filling.
- Homemade Pie Filling: Feel free to use homemade blueberry topping.
Cool, creamy, and so delish! Always gets rave reviews every time I serve it.
This looks delicious! I just need to figure out a way to use frozen blueberries to make the pie filling. Thanks for sharing!
This looks delicious! Definitely going to be making this soon.
This recipe looks absolutely incredible and so easy! There are so many recipes out there which look great but are somewhat complicated or have uncommon ingredients. This one looks attainable and delicious! Thanks so much for sharing!
This looks fantastic and a great way to use up those summertime blueberries. I bet my husband would absolutely love this as he is a huge fan of cheesecake so a cheesecake bar would be something he would enjoy. Going to give this a try.
Oh my goodness-
SO excited about this recipe.
I have tried several eggless cheesecake recipes, most of them have not been good. This looks SO good!
Yay!
OMG! This looks so yummy! I will try and make this one weekend! Thank you for sharing.
I will most definitely be making this SOON. Love blueberries and this combination seems delightful!
Thanks!!!
Oh my gosh these literally look like heaven! I cannot wait to try this recipe!