Dessert for 12
Blueberry Cheesecake
A buttery biscuit crust supports baked lemon cheesecake, blueberry topping, and a sweet cooked blueberry sauce.
Typical price
$6.61for 4 servings
$1.65 per serving$6.61 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 300 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDessertsSummer
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Crackers, graham, cookies$0.22/oz typical | 7 oz | $1.55Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $1.69Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 16 oz | $4.80Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.60Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 1 | $0.60Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
| Berries$0.40/oz typical | 22 oz | $8.82Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.04Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $19.82 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 200 g /7 oz arnott's marie crackers or other plain biscuit or 28 graham cracker squares
- 120 g / 8 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 lb / 500g cream cheese
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
- 1 lemon
- 3 eggs
- 250 g / 8oz blueberries
- 375 g / 13 oz blueberries
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F, crush the biscuits, and mix them with the melted butter.
- Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan and bake for 10 minutes.
- Beat the cream cheese, flour, vanilla, sour cream, sugar, lemon zest, and eggs until smooth, then fold in 250 grams blueberries.
- Pour the filling over the crust and bake at 325 F for 55 minutes, until the center is firm and reaches 160 F.
- Cool the cheesecake at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Cook the remaining blueberries, lemon juice, white sugar, vanilla, cornstarch, and water in a saucepan over medium heat for 10 minutes, then cool the sauce for 5 minutes.
- Spread the blueberry sauce over the cheesecake and chill it for 3 hours and 15 minutes.
Swaps
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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