Best 5 Fluffy Lemon Cheesecake Squares Recipes

LIGHT AND FLUFFY LEMON JELLO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix Graham cracker crumbs, 1 tablespoon sugar, and melted butter or margarine.
• Press Graham cracker crumb mixture into the bottom of a 9"x13" pan. (You do not need to grease the pan.).
• Mix lemon Jello with 2 cups boiling water until Jello is dissolved.
• Add cream cheese to Jello mixture, breaking cheese up with a potato masher or the beaters of an electric mixer.
• In a chilled bowl (glass or metal work best) whip with electric mixer chilled evaporated milk with 1 tablespoon sugar until small peaks form. (Getting peaks to form is much easier if the bowl and milk are cold.).
• Add Jello mixture to evaporated milk and continue to beat until well blended.
• Pour over Graham cracker crust.
• Chill until firm.

FLUFFY LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, pecans and butter; set aside 1/4 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 11x7-in. dish. Refrigerate for 30 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; set aside. In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add pudding mix; beat on low speed for 2 minutes. Add sherbet; beat on low for 1 minute or until soft-set. Fold in whipped cream., Spread over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Chill for 1 hour or until set. Refrigerate leftovers.

LEMON CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, oats and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Press dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Spread with jam., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth. Beat in lemon juice and zest. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Carefully spoon over jam. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and store in the refrigerator.

FLUFFY LEMON CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Mix crust ingredients, press into 13x9 pan.
• In small bowl stir together sugar and cream cheese until fluffy.
• In another small bowl, mix jello and boiling water; add lemon juice and extract.
• Set aside to cool.
• Place large mixing bowl and beaters in freezer while jello cools.
• You can take a coffee break here.
• When bowl has chilled, whip evaporated milk on high until thick and holds a peak.
• Turn mixer to low; mix in cream cheese mixture.
• Mix in the jello mixture.
• Pour over crust in pan.
• Chill; cut into squares.

LEMON CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Make the crust: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. Crimp overhang under rim of pan.
• In a food processor, blend graham crackers with sugar until finely ground; add butter and pulse until moistened.
• Transfer crumb mixture to prepared pan, and pat in gently (wipe processor bowl clean, and reserve for making filling). Bake until beginning to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. While crust is baking, make filling.
• Make the filling: Place cream cheese in food processor; blend until smooth. Add sugar, eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice; blend until smooth.
• Pour mixture onto hot crust in pan; smooth top. Return to oven, and bake until set (filling should jiggle only slightly when pan is gently shaken), 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cool completely in pan. Cover very loosely with plastic wrap; chill until firm, at least 2 hours (and up to 2 days). Use foil overhang to lift cheesecake out of pan. With metal spatula, lift cheesecake from foil; cut into 16 squares.