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blueberry-cheesecake
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Blueberry Cheesecake

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Total Time5 hours 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 ½ cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tsps corn starch
  • 1 ½ Tbsps cold water

Crust

  • 1 cup graham wafer crumbs
  • 2 Tbsps sugar
  • 4 Tbsps melted butter

Cheesecake

  • 16 oz pkgs cheese room temperature
  • cup sugar
  • cup sour cream
  • 1 ½ Tbsps flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs lightly beaten

Instructions

Sauce

  • Combine berries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes until berries soften. Stir often.
  • Add the cold water to the cornstarch to make a thick syrup. Stir into the berry mixture. Boil about 2 minutes while stirring until sauce thickens.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool. Reserve about 3 Tbsps and refrigerate remainder.

Crust

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray an 8" pie plate or spring form. Stir crust ingredients together in a bowl til evenly moistened. Press evenly into the pie plate bottom.
  • Bake about 10 minutes and then remove and allow to cool.

Cheesecake

  • Beat the cream cheese and sugar in a bowl until smooth. Beat in the sour cream, flour and vanilla. Add eggs and beat until well combined.
  • Pour filling into the crust. Drop about 3 Tbsps of berry sauce around the top of the filling. Swirl berries with a toothpick to make a pattern on top of the cheese cake.
  • Bake 45-55 minutes at 350 degrees until toothpick in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool about 1 hour. Transfer pie plate to refrigerate and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
  • If using spring form pan run a knife along the outer edge to loosen after 10 minutes. Allow to cool 1 hour and then transfer to a serving plate. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
  • Serve with additional sauce on the side.