No Bake Cheesecake Bars With Fresh Blueberry Sauce Recipe 455

NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE BARS WITH FRESH BLUEBERRY SAUCE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• CRUST Using a food processor, blend graham cracker sheets until turned into crumbs. Add sugar and melted butter; blend until well mixed. Press into an 8x8 pan. FILLING Using a mixer with a whisk attachment, mix cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add heavy whipping cream, vanilla and almond extracts. Mix on medium-high for 2-3 minutes or until thickened. Pour filling over the crust. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. SAUCE Add all ingredients to a medium saucepan. Cook over medium high heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. The blueberries will breakdown and the sauce will become thick. Let cool and refrigerate until you're ready to serve the cheesecake. Pour on top of cheesecake. Serve and enjoy!

NO BAKE BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar. Stir until all of the butter has been soaked into graham cracker crumbs.
• Transfer the mixture to a 13x9 baking dish and press it into the bottom. It should spread to all the edges and be compacted enough to hold together. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and sugar. Beat together with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
• Add in the vanilla and sour cream. Beat again to incorporate.
• Switch to a rubber spatula and fold in the cool whip making sure to mix thoroughly.
• Pour over the graham cracker crust and smooth it out with the rubber spatula
• Pour the blueberry pie filling on top and carefully spread it to all edges.
• Chill for at least 2-3 hours before slicing into squares and serving.

NO-BAKE BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Mix crust ingredients and press into a 9 x 9-inch pan. Set aside.
• Place 1/2 cup of the cream in a microwave-safe container. Sprinkle the unflavored gelatin over the cream. Let sit for 5 minutes, then microwave at HI for about 30 seconds or until cream is very hot. Stir well to dissolve the gelatin.
• Place softened cream cheese in a medium bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the confectioner's sugar and vanilla. NOTE: I found 1/4 cup + 2 tbs of confectioner's sugar was the right amount of sweet for me, but start out at 3 tbs or 1/4 cup and taste it, adding more if you need it--there's no raw eggs so you won't get sick tasting the filling!
• Add the cream/gelatin mixture and the remaining 2 tbs of cream and beat until light, fluffy and smooth (the secret to the great texture). Pour filling over the crust and refrigerate until well chilled and set.
• Spread desired amount of pie filling on top & cut into bars.
• Yields 9 servings.

BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C/320°F (140°C fan). Place shelf in middle of oven.
• Line inverted base: Get a 20cm/8" springform cake tin. Turn the base UPSIDE DOWN (Note 4), butter lightly then press on a square piece of parchment/baking paper. Then clip into the springform pan - excess paper will stick out, see photos in post and video.
• Line sides: Butter and line the side of the pan.
• Break up biscuits roughly by hand and place in a food processor.
• Blitz until fine crumbs. Add butter, briefly blitz until dispersed and it resembles wet sand.(Note 5)
• Pour into the prepared cake tin. Use a spatula to roughly spread it out over the base and up the walls.
• Use something with a flat base and vertical edges (I use a measuring cup) to press the crumbs up the wall almost to the top of the sides, and flatten the base.
• Cream cheese: Use a stand mixer (with paddle) or handheld beater to beat the cream cheese until just smooth, no longer than 20 seconds on speed 4. (You do not want to aerate cheesecake filling too much as it causes cracks when it bakes)
• Add flour, beat for 5 seconds on speed 4 until just incorporated.
• Add vanilla, sour cream, sugar and lemon zest. Beat until just combined (10 sec max, speed 4).
• Eggs: Add eggs one at a time - beat for 5 seconds on speed 4 in between each. After the last egg, beat as needed until batter is smooth - but stop beating immediately once smooth.
• Blueberries: Stir in blueberries with a rubber spatula. Pour into prepared crust.
• Bake: Bake for 70 minutes. The top should be a bit puffed, very light golden brown, not cracked, and near perfectly flat. It should jiggle slightly when you gently shake the pan, see video at 1 min 23 sec (sets in next step).
• Cool: Cool the cake in the oven with the door open approx 20 cm / 8" for about 2 hours (Note 6), then refrigerate for 4 hours+ in the pan or overnight. Cake will sink and surface should be flat.
• Release: Remove sides of springform pan. Use overhang paper to slide cheesecake off the cake pan base. Then slide the cheesecake off the paper.
• Place 1 cup of blueberries (125g/4oz), vanilla, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Stir then bring to simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 7 minutes until blueberries breakdown.
• Mix cornflour and water, then stir in - it wil thicken quickly.
• Stir in remainig blueberries. Sauce should be syrupy - remove from stove and cool. Will thicken as it cools.
• Once cool, stir. Adjust thickness 1/2 teaspoon of water at a time to make it the perfect "oozing" consistency (see video, Note 7) - be careful, don't make it runny!
• Spoon onto cheesecake so it's completely covered - you'll have maybe 1/2 cup sauce left, good for touch ups. Refrigerate 2 hours+.
• Slice and serve!

NO-BAKE BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Stir graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together until well combined.
• Press into an ungreased 8x8 or 9x9 pan.
• Place in fridge to chill for 15 minutes.
• With electric beaters, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.
• Add can of sweetened condensed milk and continue to beat until smooth and creamy. Note: it will look quite runny at this point.
• Beat in lemon juice and vanilla. Mixture will thicken.
• Pour over chilled crust and place in fridge to firm up for 2-3 hours before topping with pie filling.
• Spoon the blueberry pie filling evenly over the cheesecake.
• Run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen before serving.

NO BAKE BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9x13in pan with foil and spray with nonstick spray.