Jims Blueberry Cream Cheese Pie Lightened Recipes

BLUEBERRIES CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, the first quantity of sugar (1/2 cup) and lemon juice in a small bowl until homogeneous. Pour in the pie shell. Put in the fridge.
• Spread the first quantity of blueberries on the cream cheese.
• In a saucepan, mix 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, water, blueberries and lemon juice.
• Heat and stir until boiling and it's thick.
• Let cool down. Spread on the blueberries. Put back in the fridge.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter in a bowl. Press into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Place on a rack to cool.
• Whip the heavy cream in a bowl for 5-7 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
• In another bowl, combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Beat for 2 minutes or until smooth. Gently fold in whipped cream.
• Spread into the bottom of the cooled crust. Refrigerate.
• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, water and lemon juice until smooth.
• Stir in the blueberries and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until the blueberries release some of their juices and the sugar combination is no longer white.
• Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.
• Spread over the cream cheese layer and refrigerate 4-6 hours before serving.
• Garnish with lemon zest if desired.

JIM'S BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE (LIGHTENED)

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese until well softened.
• Add Splenda, vanilla and lemon juice.
• Fold in the Cool Whip and the Blueberry Pie Filling.
• Pour mixture into prepare crust and spread evenly. Note: This makes a lot so if you can find a big graham cracker crust, that will work out well!
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Spread softened cream cheese unto bottom of pie shell.
• Mix cornstarch with water and stir until dissolved.
• Combine 2 cups of berries, cornstarch liquid, sugar, butter and lemon juice in a medium saucepan.
• Slowly bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Let boil for one minute stirring constantly.
• Let cool slightly.
• Pour into pie shell and let cool.
• Top with more fresh berries.
• Serve with whipped cream.

CREAM CHEESE BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped cream. Spread into pie shell. , In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, water and lemon juice until smooth; stir in blueberries. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool. Spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until serving.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, beat soft cream cheese, confectioner's sugar and vanilla until smooth. Mix in half of whipped cream until thoroughly combined, then fold in remaining cream very gently. Spread evenly into pie shell. (You may refrigerate while cooking berries.).
• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, water and lemon juice with a whisk until smooth. Stir in blueberries.
• Bring to a simmer over medium heat; cook and stir berries for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool to room temperature, then spread over cream cheese layer.
• Refrigerate until serving.
• Note: The first time I made this, I thought I'd save time and made the blueberry mixture the night before. Bad idea. It wouldn't spread nearly as smoothly as you'd expect a nice pie filling to--stayed kind of clumpy, even after I gently reheated it.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Beat heavy cream in a bowl with an electric mixer or whisk until stiff peaks form.
• Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in another bowl until smooth. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture until evenly blended.
• Line pie crust with banana slices and spread cream cheese mixture over bananas. Spread blueberry pie filling over cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• In medium-sized mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until well softened.
• Add sugar, vanilla and lemon extract and mix well.
• Fold in Cool Whip.
• Pour mixture into prepared crust and spread evenly.
• Top with blueberry pie filling and refrigerate until ready to serve.