Strawberry Cream Cheese Crumble Bars

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I’m a sucker for these delectably, delicious Strawberry Cream Cheese Crumble Bars! These moist, flavorful dessert bars are bursting with juicy strawberries in a cream cheese and crumble crust drizzled with a delish vanilla cream glaze!

Totally irresistible and addictive!  Strawberries and cream cheese make everything better!  More strawberry? Check out 20 Dessert Delights Using Strawberries!

What Are Strawberry Cream Cheese Crumble Bars

This recipe for Strawberry Cream Cheese Crumble Bars will satisfy your cravings for a delicious, decadent dessert. You’ll only need seven ingredients to whip up a batch of this scrumptious treat.

They have the perfect balance of crumbly oat topping, sweet cream cheese filling, and tart strawberries baked right in. You can opt to add a simple powdered sugar glaze on top if desired.

Not only tasty, they’re also simple to make. Plus, let’s be honest, they look absolutely divine.

These strawberry bars are a seasonal favorite, perfect for barbecues and potlucks during the summertime and can easily be adapted with whatever fruits or flavors you like. You won’t have to worry about any leftovers as this recipe is sure to delight your friends and family!

These bars are perfect for a nice sweet treat with breakfast with coffee, snacking in the afternoon and a delish after dinner dessert!  You’ll totally enjoy these amazing fruity bars all summer long!

I can’t resist these bars, so don’t even try to stop me.  Someone might get hurt in the process and I can’t be held responsible for my actions. Besides, by the time you read this, it will be too late anyways, right?

Although, on second thought, I kind of wish we could do a replay.  I almost devoured this whole pan!

Ingredients You Need

Strawberry Crumb Bars

• 1 box of vanilla cake mix
• butter – softened or room temperature
• eggs
• fresh strawberries. sliced thick
• cream cheese – softened or room temperature, to avoid lumps
• granulated sugar
• vanilla extract
• Optional: lemon juice for additional zingy flavor!

How to Make Strawberry Cheesecake Bars With Crumble 

1. Preheat oven to 350° degrees.
2. Spray 9×13 baking pan or baking dish with cooking spray, or line with parchment paper or foil and spray to easily take bars out of pan to cut squares.
3. In large bowl, combine softened butter, one egg and cake mix using mixer or you might opt to use your hands. Mixture will be very stiff, but it will come together like a pastry dough.
4. Reserve 1 cup of cake mixture for crumble topping, set aside.
5. Press the remaining cake crumbs in the bottom of the pan and bake for 10 minutes.
6. While crust is baking, in a mixing bowl using mixer, make the creamy cheesecake filling

Prepare the Cream Cheese Mixture with Strawberry Layer

1. Beat softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, (optional: lemon juice) and remaining egg until smooth.
2. Spread cream cheese mixture over top the partially baked crust.
3. Evenly arrange the strawberries over the cream cheese mixture.

Sprinkle Crumbles On Top and Bake Bars

1. Sprinkle with remaining crumbles on top.
2. Bake for 30-35 minutes until center is set and crumbles on top turn golden brown.
3. Cool bars on wire rack and then add glaze.

Make The Glaze

1. For a quick glaze – Mix together 1 cup powdered sugar and 2-3 tablespoons milk, mix with a fork or whisk to get a thick pourable consistency. Tip: If you have lumpy glaze, put this mixture in microwave for 10-15 seconds and then pour it on bars or place glaze in ziploc bag and snip corner and drizzle on top of bars. Glaze with firm up as it cools.
2. Chill approximately 30 minutes before serving and cut into bars.

Storing

• Store strawberry cream cheese dessert in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 4 to 5 days.  

Reheating Bars

• If you want to serve these bars warm, you can warm them individually in the microwave for 30 seconds, or you can warm the pan (covered with foil) in the oven at 350°F for about 20 minutes.

Freezing Bars

• This strawberry cheesecake bar recipe is great for the freezer. Put them in the pan or wrap each one separately with plastic. To thaw, leave it at room temperature.

Helpful Tips for Strawberry Cream Cheese Bars

• Make sure your butter is softened or room temperature for best results when mixing with the cake mix. It makes it come together easier.
• Cream cheese should be softened so cream cheese mixture isn’t lumpy.
• Slice strawberries thicker than thin slices.
• Do not underbake these bars.  Make sure you bake these bars completely, or you will end up with bars that don’t hold together and the crust will be soggy.
• These bars don’t require a lot of ingredients, but it does have steps and layers to the recipe, but not to worry!  These are simple steps and totally worth making!  Your family will love them!!!

Other Options for Strawberry Cream Cheese Dessert Bars

• These strawberry bars are really good warmed up in the microwave, especially if you’re one of those kinds of people that love to warm everything up!
• If you want a little more decadence, add a big ole scoop of ice cream on top of a bar.  OMGoodness!  It’s literally a heavenly strawberry cream cheese crumble pie a la mode!

As for more OMGoodness desserts, you’ll love these Lemon Sweet Rolls, these Strawberry Explosion Cheesecake Trifle Desserts and this Caramel Glazed Apple Crumble Coffee Cake!

These Strawberry Cream Cheese Crumble Bars will have the family begging for more. This strawberry cream cheese dessert is adapted from my Blueberry & Cream Crumble Bars from a few weeks ago.  I guess we couldn’t get enough!

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