These Strawberry Cheesecake Crumb Bars are hard to resist. Between the sweet crumbly crust and strawberry cheesecake mixture, they are truly irresistible.
This bar has it all a sweet crumbly crust and topping, cream cheese filling and sweet strawberries, there is nothing about them that you won’t love.
The cream cheese filling and fresh strawberries combine well together with the buttery crumble crust. They are simple to make and something that my whole family loves.
Helpful tips
- Use chilled butter for the crumb crust.
- I would recommend using fresh strawberries for this recipe.
- Slice the strawberries so that they are quite thin.
- Have the cream cheese, sour cream, and egg at room temperature. They will cream together easier.
- Bake until the crumb topping is lightly brown and the bars are just about set.
- Cool the bars completely before cutting them. I know it is hard, but they will come out of the pan easier and will not fall apart.
- Store bars in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.
Ingredients need
Crust
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Baking Powder
- Salted Butter
Strawberry Filling
- Strawberries
- Sugar
- Cornstarch
Cheesecake Layer
- Cream Cheese
- Sour Cream
- Sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla
Steps for making Strawberry Crumb Cheesecake Bars
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan.
Steps one, two, and three
Sift together the flour, sugar, and baking powder. Add the butter and cut into the flour mixture until well combined.
Steps four, five, and six
Press half of the crust mixture into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly brown. While the crust is baking mix the sliced berries with the sugar and cornstarch. Also, make the cream cheese filling.
Steps seven, eight, and nine
Once the crust is baked spread the cream cheese filling over the hot crust. Take the strawberries and place them over the filling.
Steps ten and eleven
Take the remaining crumble and sprinkle it over the strawberries evenly. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
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Strawberry Cheesecake Crumb Bars
Ingredients
- Crumbly crust-
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup butter should be cold and cut into pieces
- Strawberry filling-
- 16 ounces fresh strawberries thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- Cheesecake Layer-
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9 by 13- inch baking pan and set aside. In a large mixing bowl add the flour, sugar, baking powder and mix until blended. Add the pieces of butter to the mixture, with a pastry cutter.
- You will want to end up with a mixture of crumbs the size of peas. Take about half of the crumbs and press into the prepared baking pan. Place in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Place the remaining crumbs in the refrigerator to keep cold
Cream Cheese Filling
- While the bottom crust is baking add the cream cheese to a medium bowl and beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the sugar, sour cream, egg, and vanilla and mix until smooth.
Strawberries Filling
- While the bars are baking in a medium bowl toss the sliced strawberries with the sugar and cornstarch.
Assembly
- Once the bottom crust is baked remove from the oven. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the top of the crust. Take the strawberries and sprinkle evenly over the top of the filling.
- Take the rest of the crust mixture and crumble evenly over the berries. Place back in the oven and bake 35 to 40 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool before cutting into bars.
Notes
- Use chilled butter for the crumb crust.
- I would recommend using fresh strawberries for this recipe.
- Slice the strawberries so that they are quite thin.
- Have the cream cheese, sour cream, and egg at room temperature. They will cream together easier.
- Bake until the crumb topping is lightly brown and the bars are just about set.
- Cool the bars completely before cutting them. I know it is hard, but they will come out of the pan easier and will not fall apart.
- Store bars in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on May 29, 2015. It has been updated with new content and pictures on July 9, 2026.
Cheesecake and crumb bar in one…what a great combination!
These bars look amazing dear Dawn! I love all with strawberries!
xo
Oh my goodness! These look amazing! Thank you so much for sharing (I LOVE anything that involves strawberries and cheesecake!).
We rarely get fresh strawberries here, so I am always stuck with grocery store ones…but they’re still tasty! Definitely need to get these bars into my life…the combination of pie and cheesecake just sounds too good not to!
If I had been there, your pan would have come home empty. 😀
These look amazing, Dawn! Perfect spring treat!
They are a favourite in spring!
Well, they sound great except for the strawberries. My family loves them, but not me. My mother had strawberry everything when I was young. We all love peaches though and blackberries so this is a must try. Thanks for the recipe, Dawn!
I love a good crumb bar! I’m so happy that strawberry season is on the horizon…I’ll definitely need to use some of the fresh berries to make these bars!
These are perfect bars for strawberry season. The whole family loved them,