Keto Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Bars

These keto blueberry lemon cheesecake bars are the perfect sweet treat that you’ll need after a long and busy day. Made with coconut flour, cream cheese, and plenty of berries, these are the healthiest version possible of everyone’s favorite blueberry bars.

You can call these bars whatever you like: blueberry cheesecake bars, crumble bars, or lemon blueberry bites. And since blueberries are pretty low in carbs, this recipe turned out entirely keto-friendly.

Another advantage of this low-carb blueberry cheesecake bar recipe is that it is quick to make; you can have this sugar-free dessert ready in less than an hour. So with just a bit of patience, you can have these bars ready at your kitchen table for your whole family to enjoy.

Table of Contents

• Here’s What You’ll Need
• Cooking Tips
• Variations to Try
• Storing Instructions
• Recipe

Here’s What You’ll Need

Don’t let the list of needed ingredients scare you. Yes, it may look like a lot, but they are pretty simple, and you might already have most of them in your kitchen. So, here’s what you’ll need to make these blueberry cheesecake bars:

• Coconut flour
• Butter
• Plant-based milk
• Eggs
• Baking powder
• Erythritol
• Cream cheese
• Lemon juice
• Lemon zest
• Vanilla extract
• Blueberries
• Water
• Xantham gum

Personally, I think that this recipe goes well with coconut flour. Of course, you can replace it if you want to, but my experience tells me that these cheesecake bars are best made with a coconut flour crust rather than an almond flour one.

If you’re wondering what the xantham gum is for, I used it to thicken the blueberry sauce. However, you can skip this ingredient if you want to. The sauce will thicken by itself, but it will take a bit longer if you don’t add any xantham gum.

You can find the exact amount of each ingredient that you’ll need in the recipe card at the bottom of the page.

Cooking Tips

These low-carb blueberry bars consist of four layers. The bottom one is the coconut crust, then goes the cheesecake layer, on top of that goes the blueberry sauce, and finally the top layer—the crumbles. 

First, you’ll need to mix all of the ingredients needed for the bottom layer and bake the crust. Don’t forget to set aside some of the dough crust—you’ll need it for the crumbles. After the crust is ready, you’ll need to prepare the next two layers, place them on top of the crust one after the other, sprinkle with the dough leftovers, and bake in the oven.

Here are a few tips that might be helpful when baking these keto bars:

• Line your baking pan with parchment paper. This will make cleaning the baking pan much easier, and you’ll have no trouble removing the blueberry cheesecake bars from the pan.
• Let the coconut crust cool before adding the next layers. This is important; otherwise, the crust will become wet when the cheese melts.
• Place the bars in the freezer before cutting. If you want to get perfectly clean slices, it is best to let your cheesecake bars cool completely after baking and then place them into the freezer for about 20-25 minutes.

Variations to Try

By no doubt, a lemon cheesecake layer and blueberry sauce go well together. But, there are also a few other variations to this recipe that you can try. 

If you want to experiment a bit with this recipe, I recommend trying these sauce options:

• Blackberry sauce. This is a perfect alternative to the blueberry one; it tastes incredibly delicious with the lemony cheesecake layer and adds the same bold color.
• Raspberry sauce. This is another great berry option that you definitely should try. And since they are pretty low carb (just 3 grams of carbs per half a cup), they’ll be perfect for this recipe.
• Kiwi sauce. If you want to try something completely different, then make the sauce using kiwis.

You might be wondering why there are so few variations, but not many fruits and berries are low-carb, so keep that in mind when you experiment with the recipe.

Storing Instructions

Even though this recipe is unbelievably delicious, it’s still possible that you’ll have leftovers. I prefer to keep any blueberry cheesecake bar leftovers in a tightly closed container. You can store them the same way or just wrap them up in some plastic food wrap. They can be stored either way for up to 6 days.

Also, these keto bars are freezer-friendly. So, you can freeze these bars, and just thaw them in the fridge the night before you want to serve them. They’ll taste as good as the freshly made ones.

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