LImoncello Cheesecake Blondies

One of my favourite parts of Italy to visit is the Amalfi Coast.  My LImoncello Cheesecake Blondies bring me back to that area where the lemons are succulent.  I love anything lemon.  My son Alex, loves lemon bar, but I am sure this will be one of his favourites.

LImoncello is a lemon liqueur mainly from Southern Italy.  The region around Naples produces some of the best.  Many Italians like to make their own. In Southern Italy, it is the quality of the lemons that makes some of the best Limoncello. My Limoncello Cheesecake Blondies take me back to those cliffside lemon groves as I sit by my pool.

Also good poolside https://recipesatmytable.com/limoncello-no-churn-ice-cream/

Ingredients

Base

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips or white chocolate
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2  brick of cream cheese
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp limoncello liqueur ( if you don’t have this substitute lemon juice)
• the zest of half a lemon
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

Topping

• 1/2 brick cream cheese
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• zest of half a lemon

The Process

I greased an 9 inch square pan and lined it with parchment paper. In a small pan I placed the butter and white chocolate on low heat.

Make the topping by combining the cream cheese, egg yolk, sugar and lemon zest.  Beat until smooth and set aside.

To make the bottom combine the cream cheese, eggs, brown sugar, Limoncello and beat. 

Add the flour and mix with a spatula.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it down.

Dot on the  topping and smooth evenly over the bottom crust. 

Place in a 400 F oven for 17 minutes.

Let it cool.

Cut into squares.

Perfectly refreshing. 

Here I am in Sorrento last year dressed in lemons and surrounded by them.  LOL