Blueberry Cheesecake
From lor 17 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 10
This is a delicious cheesecake.
Ingredients
- For the crust: shopping list
- 2 cups shortbread crumbs (about 20 to 25 shortbread cookies finely crushed) shopping list
- 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted shopping list
- Generously butter a 9-inch springform pan. shopping list
- Combine the shortbread crumbs and the butter in a bowl and mix well. shopping list
- Pack the crumbs into the pan, making sure to spread them about a quarter of the way up the sides of the pan. shopping list
- Place the crust in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling. shopping list
- For the filling: shopping list
- 3 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature shopping list
- 3/4 cup sugar shopping list
- 3 large eggs shopping list
- 1 large egg yolk shopping list
- 1/2 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 2 Tbsp. finely grated lemon zest shopping list
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour shopping list
- 2 Tbsp. vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. salt shopping list
- 2 cups ripe blueberries shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Combine the cream cheese and the sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Mix at medium speed until smooth and fluffy (4 to 5 minutes).
- Beat the eggs and the yolk in one at a time making sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally.
- Add the heavy cream, the lemon zest and juice, the flour, vanilla and the salt.
- Mix well.
- Using a rubber spatula, carefully mix in the blueberries.
- Pour the filling into the prepared pan.
- Place the pan in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Lower the oven temperature to 200 degrees F. and bake for an hour.
- Once done, turn off the oven and open the door slightly.
- Leave the cheesecake in the oven for 45 minutes.
- Remove the cheesecake and let it cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once cool, refrigerate the cheesecake overnight (or for about 8 hours) before serving.
- Serve the cheesecake with a fruit sauce like raspberry curd.
- Enjoy!
- From Luscious Berry Desserts by Lori Longbotham.
The Rating
Reviewed by 12 people-
Hi Lor- I have this in the oven right now...I can hardly wait to eat it... tomorrow, of course. I hate waiting for the chill time to be over. I also made a blueberry coulis on the side.
greekgirrrl
in Long Island loved it
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mmmm..loooks delicious!
magali777
in Mexico loved it
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What a fantastic recipe, Lor! I cannot wait to try to make this for myself. This is definitely going on the holiday dessert table this year! Thank you so very much for sharing your cheesecake recipe with all of us here!
annieamie
in Los Angeles loved it
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