Blueberry Cheesecake Recipe
Cheesecake has become a beloved dessert worldwide. Originally from Greek cuisine, it is a sweet, spongy treat with several layers, the thickest being a blend of soft cheese, eggs, vanilla, and sugar. There are numerous flavors of cheesecake, with fruit variations being especially popular—mango cheesecake being a favorite in India. This delicious blueberry cheesecake can be served as a post-dinner dessert for guests or enjoyed as a delightful tea-time treat.
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Cream cheese
- 6 cups Whipped cream
- 2 tbsp Gelatin
- 3/4 Fresh milk
- 4 Egg yolks
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 tbsp Vanilla essence
- 2 tbsp Lime juice
- 1 cup Digestive biscuits (crushed)
- 3 tbsp Butter, melted
For the topping:
- 1/2 cup Blueberry filling
- 1 tbsp Gelatin
- 2 cups Water
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the crushed biscuits with the butter.
- Spread it at the bottom of a dish and smoothen with a spoon.
- Now, freeze it till it becomes hard. In a separate bowl, mix the cream cheese with the vanilla essence and the lime juice. Mix it well.
- Dissolve the gelatine with 1 1/2 cups of cold water and keep aside.
- Boil milk in a pan. In another bowl, mix the egg yolks and sugar. Add 2 tbs of the boiling milk.
- Now add this entire mixture to the pan with the milk. Cook on slow fire to pasteurize the eggs and thicken the mixture. Keep stirring constantly.
- Remove from the fire and mix in the gelatine, cool to room temperature.
- Add the mixture to the cheese and fold well until all lumps are smoothened out.
- Finally fold in the whipped cream.
- Now add this mixture on top of the frozen biscuits. Freeze it again till it becomes hard.
Prepare the topping:
- Dissolve the gelatine with cold water and mix it with the blueberry filling.
- Boil the mixture and then let it cool. Now, pour it over the top of the hardened cheesecake.
- Set again in the fridge and serve.
Notes
- You can garnish the cheesecake with fresh blueberries at the top and side.
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