Mom’s Rhubarb Cream Cheese Bars
These Rhubarb Cream Cheese Bars are easy to make and so delicious. The perfect combination of sweet and tart, this rhubarb dessert is great for sharing!
I Love How Easy These Rhubarb Bars Are To Make
On this site, I reference more recipes from Mom than any other person I know. That’s a good thing, right?! I only hope that our own daughters will feel the same way about my recipes when they’re all grown up, preparing meals and baking cookies for their own families and friends.
This recipe for Rhubarb Cream Cheese Bars is a fairly new one for our family, as Mom first shared it just last spring. Everyone immediately liked its sweet and tart combo. And I appreciate that it has just enough cream cheese to impart creamy decadence, but not enough to keep you from having a second piece. ;) It’s a comforting sort of bar, the kind you’d expect to find cooling on Grandma’s counter. And when you take a look at the recipe and see how easy it is to create…there’s just no excuse not to make it!
Rhubarb Cream Cheese Bars
These Rhubarb Cream Cheese Bars are easy to make and so delicious. The perfect combination of sweet and tart, this rhubarb dessert is great for sharing!
Ingredients
- FOR THE CRUST AND CRUMBLE TOPPING:
- 1.25 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c. old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened (not melted!)
- FOR THE RHUBARB AND CREAM CHEESE FILLING:
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
- 1.5 c. chopped rhubarb
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, and salt. With a rigid pastry blender, cut in the butter until well incorporated and pea-sized crumbles are formed.
- Firmly press half the mixture into an ungreased 9'' x 9'' pan. Set aside remaining mixture.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, and egg until very smooth, about 1 minute. Add vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and blend just to combine. Fold in rhubarb. Spread filling over crust. Sprinkle remaining crust crumbles over the top of the filling. Bake for 40 minutes.
- Store in refrigerator. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or freshly whipped and sweetened cream with a light touch of vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Awesome!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 218Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 131mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 3g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by Nutritionix. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee accuracy. If your health depends on nutrition information, please calculate again with your own favorite calculator.
This Rhubarb Dessert Is Perfect For Father’s Day
My dad is one of the biggest kids I know. This is one of my favorite photos of him, one of my dearest memories. I’m sharing it today in honor of our upcoming Father’s Day, and also because he’s always up for rhubarb dessert, especially Grandma Renelt’s Rhubarb Custard Pie.
Happy Father’s Day, Dad! I love you!
Father’s Day is a great time to send Dad or Grandpa or another special guy in your life this tasty box of man-friendly eats!
Harry and David prides itself in exquisite food gifts, and this Sausage, Cheese, and Crackers Gift Box is no exception. I had the pleasure of spending some time with Harry and David last fall in their southern Oregon home, and have enjoyed many of their fresh and packaged foods over the years. I can attest to the awesomeness of this company and its products.
Disclosure: I was provided with this same gift box of eats from Harry and David for review, which I happily gifted to my own dad for Father’s Day. I was not compensated for this post. All opinions expressed are my own. To read the full disclosure of this site, please go here.
I made this today and it was delicious! I used 2 cups of rhubarb and made it in an 11×9 pan—it came out beautifully! The perfect sweetness to go with the tartness of the rhubarb. Thanks for sharing this great recipe.
hey i made those rhubarb cream cheese bars yesterday and oh, are they ever fabulous. they stay together so nicely and taste amazing with ice cream.
thanks for the perfect recipe.
Hi Kaitlyn – I love to hear this, so glad you enjoyed!!
I found this recipe years ago, and it has not failed me yet!
Never any leftovers with these treats. Rhubarb not in season? I have made with apples, blueberries and even peaches instead, Still absolutely amazing!
Jane, my mother also made a special recipe for rhubarb! I miss home and her recipes :)
Pretty nice… Now I remembered the rhubarb recipes that my mom did when I went to her house. I really miss that <3
Great recipe, I am trying it this weekend. Thanks!