Uncle Bills Blueberry Cream Cheesecake Recipes

EASY BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon and vanilla extracts. Mix well.
• In a medium bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks form.
• Fold 3/4 of the whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.
• Spread into crust.
• Dot with blueberry pie filling, and smooth with spatula to cover.
• Chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours.
• Garnish with remaining cream.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• BASE-----------.
• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, combine graham wafer crumbs, vanilla wafer crumbs, 1/4 cup of sugar and almonds.
• Cut in butter using a pastry blender or a fork, until mixture is crumbly.
• Press crumb mixture into an 11 inch x 1 1/2 inch spring-form pan.
• In a separate small mixing bowl, beat together egg, vanilla and almond extract.
• Drizzle mixture over crumb mixture in pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until firmed and no longer shiny.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Spoon 3 cups of blueberries evenly over base.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar over the blueberries.
• FILLING-----------.
• In a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, sour cream, 3/4 cup sugar, eggs and lemon juice and mix until well blended and smooth.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over blueberries.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until center of cake is barely firm to the touch.
• Remove cake from oven and immediately run a knife around inside rim to loosen cake; let cool on rack in pan.
• Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours.
• SAUCE-----------.
• Puree' 1 cup of blueberries.
• In a small saucepan, combine blueberry puree', sugar and lemon juice; cook over medium heat to just boil and the sugar is dissolved.
• In a cup, mix together tapioca starch with 3 teaspoons of cold water until smooth.
• While sauce mixture is boiling slightly, add tapioca mixture stirring continuously until sauce thickens slightly.
• TO SERVE-----------.
• Remove sides of spring form pan before cutting cheesecake.
• Spoon some sauce on each serving plate; place a piece of cheesecake in pool of sauce, then spoon more sauce over top of cheesecake.

UNCLE BILL'S BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, finely chopped almonds, 1/4 cup sugar and baking powder.
• Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• In a separate bowl, beat together egg, vanilla and almond extract.
• Drizzle egg mixture over crumbly flour mixture and mix until egg mixture is just incorporated and the mixture is still crumbly.
• Press mixture evenly over the bottom of an 11" x 1 1/2" spring form pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until surface is no longer shiny.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Spoon 3 cups of blueberries evenly over baked base.
• Sprinkle remainder of 1/4 cup of sugar over the blueberries.
• FILLING: In a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, sour cream, 3/4 cup of sugar, eggs and lemon juice and mix until smooth.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over blueberries.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until center of cake is barely firm to the touch.
• Remove cake form oven and immediately run a knife around inside of rim to loosen cake.
• Let cool.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
• SAUCE: Puree' 1 cup of blueberries in a blender.
• In a small saucepan, combine blueberry puree' and sugar and cook over medium-high heat just long enough to dissolve sugar, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add lemon juice, mix well and let cool.
• TO SERVE: Remove sides from spring form pan.
• Cut cheesecake into wedge slices.
• Pour some blueberry sauce on each serving plate.
• Place a piece of cheesecake in pool of sauce, then spoon more sauce over cheesecake.
• If using frozen blueberries, make sure they are thawed, drained and patted dry with paper toweling.

THE BEST BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove and let cool.
• Beat softened cream cheese and add 1 cup sugar, flour and salt until blended. Add eggs, one at a time and blend.
• Add sour cream, vanilla and lemon extracts. Gently stie in blueberries. Pour mixture into cooled crust.
• Bake at 325 degrees for approximately 50 minutes. (Cheesecake will be done when it still jiggles in the middle.) Turn off oven and let remain in oven with door open for 20 minutes. Remove and let cool. Cover and chill cheesecake in refrigerator.
• Lightly mix Cool Whip and 1/4 cup of sour cream. Spread over cheesecake and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before cutting.
• Note: Refrigeration time is not included.

CONTEST-WINNING BLUEBERRY SWIRL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, combine the blueberries, sugar and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes or until the berries are softened. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into the blueberry mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature. Transfer to a blender; cover and process until smooth. Set aside. , For crust, in a small bowl, combine the crumbs and sugar; stir in the butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the sour cream, flour and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour filling over crust. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons blueberry mixture; cut through batter with a knife to swirl., Return pan to baking sheet. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around the edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Serve with remaining blueberry sauce. Refrigerate leftovers.