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It's almost a given that when the weather is warm, you'll crave something creamy and cool to help you chill out! Double-Decker Lemon Squares are the cold, dreamy bars you'll want in hand. Your teeth sink into tart lemon curd that sits atop a smooth cheesecake filling and a crunchy graham cracker crust. You don't have to turn on the oven to make these easy and delightful Double-Decker Lemon Squares, so you can keep it cool and enjoy!
It's almost a given that when the weather is warm, you'll crave something creamy and cool to help you chill out! Double-Decker Lemon Squares are the cold, dreamy bars you'll want in hand. Your teeth sink into tart lemon curd that sits atop a smooth cheesecake filling and a crunchy graham cracker crust. You don't have to turn on the oven to make these easy and delightful Double-Decker Lemon Squares, so you can keep it cool and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 3/4 cups sugar divided
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cups butter melted
- 2 (8-ounce) packages of cream cheese softened
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 (10-ounce) jars of lemon curd or 1 (15.75-ounce) can of lemon pie filling
Directions
- Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, 3/4 cup of the sugar, and the cinnamon.
- Stir in the butter.
- Reserve half of the graham cracker mixture for the topping.
- Press the remaining graham cracker mixture onto the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- In a different large bowl, beat the cream cheese and the remaining sugar until smooth.
- Gradually beat in the heavy whipping cream and the lemon extract to the cream cheese mixture until soft peaks form.
- Spread half of the cream cheese mixture over the graham cracker crust.
- Gently spread the lemon curd over the cream cheese layer.
- Spread the remaining cream cheese mixture over the lemon curd.
- Sprinkle with the reserved graham cracker mixture.
- Refrigerate, covered, for at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
- Slice into bars.
- Serve.
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