Meyer Lemon and Blueberry Bars

Name: Meyer Lemon and Blueberry Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 pkg lemon cake mix; 2 large eggs (divided); 1 tbsp Meyer lemon zest; 3 tbsp Meyer lemon juice (divided); 16 oz cream cheese (softened); 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tsp lemon extract; 2 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Published: Apr 19, 2013 · Modified: Feb 5, 2022 by Kim Beaulieu · This post may contain affiliate links

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These Meyer Lemon and Blueberry Bars are easy to make and the flavour is out of this world!

Have you ever tried Meyer lemons? I just love them, they are such sweet little lemons.

I do not, however, love juicing them!

Hubs picked me up 10 bags of Meyer lemons. I picked up a case of regular lemons. Then I realized I had close to 100 lemons and not enough upper body strength to juice them all. I spent a few days scoping out juicers. I decided not to buy one.

Then I came home and looked at my massive pile of lemons.

I did what any sane person would do and I hopped back in my SUV to heat into the city to buy the best juicer I could afford on my tight budget. Then I scooted back home.

I excitedly plugged in my new juicer, turned it on and started juicing. There were squeals of glee as I juiced the first one, then started the second. As I rounded to the third lemonI smelled burning rubber and looked down to see smoke puffing up from my new juicer.

Another new appliance bites the dust on its first use. I swear I should get hired to test new appliances out. If anyone can break a small appliance it's me.

This might be a new personal best though. I think I had it on for about 8 seconds before it bit the dust. A new record.

It's okay though. Juicing lemons by hand is a good thing. Just ask hubs and mini-me.

Ingredient Notes:

Butter - For this particular recipe you can use salted or unsalted butter. Either one will work.
Cake Mix - I used a lemon cake mix but you can substitute white, yellow or white chocolate.
Eggs - Large eggs are the way to go for this one.
Meyer Lemons - I used the juice and the zest.
Cream Cheese - Personally, I love Philly cream cheese. Use whatever you prefer. Soften it before using it so it mixes easier.
Sugar - You can use regular sugar or Meyer Lemon Sugar.
Extract - I used lemon extract for this recipe. If you don't have it you can use vanilla extract or almond extract.
Blueberries - Use fresh blueberries if you can find them. If not, frozen will work as well.

How to Make Meyer Lemon Blueberry Bars:

First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Next, line a pan with parchment paper. Set the pan aside.
Melt the butter. You can do it in the microwave or on the stovetop. Whichever you prefer.
Then, in a stand mixer, combine butter, cake mix, 1 egg, and part of the lemon juice. Mix well.
After that, pour ⅔ of the mixture into the pan. Set aside.
Next, combine the cream cheese, sugar and extract in a bowl, mix until fluffy.
Then add the other egg, remaining lemon juice and zest and mix until combine.
Add the remaining cake mixture to the bowl and mix briefly.
Next, pour that over the crust that you already added to the pan.
Then, top with blueberries.
Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 45 to 50. minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
Then, place the pan in the fridge for about an hour so the bars set nicely.
Remove the pan from the fridge and lift the bars out.
Cut the bars into squares.
Serve!

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