Description
An easy and refreshing blueberry lemon cheesecake with soft lemon cheese layers and sweet blueberry jam.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch, dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
- Whipped cream (for garnish)
- Fresh blueberries (for garnish)
- Lemon slices (for garnish)
- Edible flowers or mint leaves (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter in a bowl. Press into the bottom of a springform pan. Chill in the fridge to set.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth with a hand mixer. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla. Mix in eggs one at a time until just blended.
- Cook blueberries with sugar, cornstarch, and water in a small pan. Stir on low heat until the mix thickens. Let cool.
- Pour half of the lemon cheese mix over the crust and smooth it out.
- Spread the cooled blueberry mix carefully over the first cheese layer.
- Add the rest of the lemon cheese mix as the top layer and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Chill the pan in the fridge for 2 hours to set the cake.
- Heat lemon juice and zest in a small pan, add sugar and the cornstarch solution, and stir until the glaze thickens. Let cool slightly.
- Pour the lemon glaze over the chilled cake and return to the fridge to set the glaze.
- Serve slices with whipped cream, fresh blueberries, lemon slices, and optional edible flowers or mint leaves.
Notes
Use room temperature cream cheese for a smoother mixture. Press the crust firmly and chill well before adding the glaze.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg