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No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake

no bake cheesecake with homemade blueberry topping

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While this recipe includes instructions for a blueberry topping, you can certainly play around with different fruits or just enjoy the cheesecake plain!

  • Author: Adapted from Martha Stewart
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Crust

  • 1 1/2 cup ground graham crackers (*see notes)
  • 1 stick salted butter, melted

Cheesecake filling

  • 2, 8 oz blocks cream cheese
  • 1, 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice

Fresh blueberry topping

  • 1 1/4 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/8 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

Cheesecake and crust

  1. Cut a circle of parchment paper to fit the bottom of your spring form pan.
  2. Pulse graham crackers in a blender or food processor until finely ground. In a small bowl, combine ground graham crackers with the melted butter, then press into the bottom of lined, spring-form pan. Place in the freezer while you make the filling.
  3. Add softened cream cheese to a mixing bowl and beat on medium-high using an electric mixer until creamy. Add the sweetened condensed milk, slowly, while continuing to beat on medium speed. Beat until combined.
  4. Then beat in the lemon juice and vanilla.
  5. Pour the filling into the prepared crust and spread in an even layer.
  6. Place in the refrigerator to set for 3 1/2 hours or overnight before serving.

Blueberry topping

  1. Make the topping enough in advance so it can cool before serving.
  2. In a sauce pan, combine 1 cup blueberries, lemon juice and sugar. Cook over medium heat until bubbling. After about 3 minutes, gently mash some of the blueberries with the back of a wooden spoon. Continue to cook another 2-3 minutes. Toss in the remaining blueberries during the last minute of cooking for some pops of freshness!
  3. Allow to cool before topping the cheesecake.
  4. Enjoy!

Notes

Graham crackers: I used gluten free graham crackers which were a different size than regular so it’s hard to give a measurement other than the final volume after grinding. If using regular graham crackers, about 2 sleeves should be good. 

Line the pan: it’s very important to line the bottom of the pan with parchment, even if it’s non-stick. Otherwise, it can be difficult remove slices of cheesecake.