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On my quest to use as many of my fresh picked blueberries as possible, I decided to make my favorite dessert…blueberry cheesecake! My cheesecake recipe is super simple…only 4 ingredients for the cake itself, and it can be interchanged with other flavors such as strawberries or chocolate chips to be tailored to your liking!
Ingredients:
2 – 8 oz packages of cream cheese (softened)
3 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1 graham cracker pie crust
options – 1 cup blueberries, strawberries, chocolate chips or any other flavoring
First, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Crack 3 eggs into large bowl – beat lightly. Next, add sugar and mix together.
Add the cream cheese and mix together well with an electric beater.
Add in blueberries.
Pour mixture into a pie crust and bake 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees. Pie should split on top and be firm when done. While the cheesecake is cooking, I made a blueberry glaze to top it with. To do this you will need:
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup water
1 cup blueberries – smashed
In a saucepan, combine the sugar and cornstarch. Turn the burner on high and stir in the water.
Stir constantly until it comes to a boil. Add the cup of crushed blueberries and continue to stir constantly. Boil for 2 minutes and then remove from heat and allow to cool. Once the cheesecake is done, pour the glaze over top and refrigerate for several hours until completely chilled.
Once completely chilled, cut the cheesecake into pieces and serve! The individual pieces can also be frozen in a plastic container and then thawed in the refrigerator when you want to enjoy a piece of homemade cheesecake!
- 2 – 8 oz packages of cream cheese (softened)
- 3 eggs
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 graham cracker pie crust
- options – 1 cup blueberries, strawberries, chocolate chips or any other flavoring
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup blueberries – smashed
- First, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Crack 3 eggs into large bowl – beat lightly. Next, add sugar and mix together.
- Add the cream cheese and mix together well with an electric beater.
- Add in blueberries.
- Pour mixture into a pie crust and bake 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees. Pie should split on top and be firm when done.
- You can make a simple glaze with ingredients listed above – In a saucepan, combine the sugar and cornstarch. Turn the burner on high and stir in the water.
- Stir constantly until it comes to a boil. Add the cup of crushed blueberries and continue to stir constantly. Boil for 2 minutes and then remove from heat and allow to cool. Once the cheesecake is done, pour the glaze over top and refrigerate for several hours until completely chilled.
- Once completely chilled, cut the cheesecake into pieces and serve! The individual pieces can also be frozen in a plastic container and then thawed in the refrigerator when you want to enjoy a piece of homemade cheesecake!
About the Author:
Heather is a single mom of two active little boys who LOVE to eat! She loves to cook and create yummy, healthy dishes for them using as many fresh fruits, vegetables and meats as possible. She loves to share her simple, quick recipes with others who have busy schedules!