Blueberry Crumble Cheesecake

Servings: 16 slices

Ingredients

Blueberry Graham Cracker Crumbs

  • 34 grams dried blueberry powder
  • 86 grams finely crushed graham crackers or 12 squares
  • 6 grams sugar
  • 1 gram salt
  • 26 grams melted brown butter
  • 20 grams heavy cream

Blueberry Sauce

  • 500 grams fresh blueberries
  • 30 grams lemon juice
  • 10 grams vanilla extract
  • 100 grams white granulated sugar
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 22 grams water
  • 5 grams cornstarch

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 200 grams finely crushed graham crackers or about 22 squares
  • 50 grams sugar
  • 113 grams European-style butter melted

Cheesecake Filling (all ingredients room temperature)

  • 500 grams cream cheese
  • 18 grams flour
  • 5 grams vanilla extract
  • 114 grams Greek yogurt
  • 300 grams white granulated sugar
  • 1 zest of lemon
  • 3 large eggs

Instructions

Blueberry Graham Cracker Crumbs

  • Preheat oven to 250F with rack at middle height.
  • In a bowl, combine blueberry powder, crushed grahams, sugar, and salt. In a separate bowl, mix melted brown butter and heavy cream until blended. Pour butter & cream into the dry mixture. Mix until well-combined and crumby. Some pieces will be larger and clumpier, while others are sandy and fine.
  • Pour crumb mixture evenly onto a large baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes, remove from oven and let cool completely.

Blueberry Sauce

  • Pre-heat a large pan to medium heat on stovetop.
  • Combine blueberries, lemon juice, vanilla and sugar in a bowl. Mix until sugar is wet. Pour mixture into pan and bring to a simmer in a single layer (if possible) for 5-7 minutes, just until blueberries start to blister. Mix occasionally.
  • Stir cornstarch and water until combined. Mix into the blueberry sauce completely, and remove pan from heat.
  • Transfer finished blueberry sauce into a container or bowl, and place in refrigerator to cool completely.

Graham Cracker Crust

  • Line bottom of springform pan with parchment paper.
  • In a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar until fully mixed. Pour in melted butter and completely combine.
  • Transfer crust mixture into springform pan and press down gently to cover sides, then bottom. No pre-baking.

Cheesecake Filling

  • In a small bowl, rub together the lemon zest and sugar for 30 seconds.
  • In a large bowl, add one ingredient at a time, mixing in each ingredient just until combined and smooth.
  • First, fold the cream cheese until soft and smooth. Then, flour until just combined. Then vanilla and Greek yogurt. Then, the sugar and lemon zest. Next, fold in half the egg at a time.
  • If lumpy, simply pour through a sieve into another large bowl.

Assembling & Baking

  • Preheat oven to 320℉ with rack at middle height.
  • Pour half the cheesecake mixture into crust in springform pan.
  • Evenly sprinkle dried blueberry graham cracker crumbs (¼ cup to ½ cup) over that with a large helping of chilled blueberry sauce (about 2-3 tablespoons).

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