Blueberry Cheese Spread Food

BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and butter. Pat mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• Mash cream cheese until soft and creamy. Gradually beat in sour cream, 3/4 cup sugar, vanilla and flour. Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Pour mixture into crumb-lined pan. Bake in a preheated 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for 1 hour or until firm to the touch.
• Cool and then remove cake from pan by loosening edges with a knife. Place frozen blueberries on top of cake. Melt jelly and spoon over blueberries to glaze. Chill until ready to serve.

BLUEBERRY SPREAD

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, combine blueberries, 1/2 cup water and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer gently for about 8 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, soak gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water.
• Remove blueberries from heat and stir in gelatin and sugar. Pour into hot, sterilized jars and seal. Cool and store in the refrigerator.

BLUEBERRY BALSAMIC GOAT CHEESE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Add the blueberries to a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the rosemary, honey, salt and balsamic vinegar. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat the goat cheese and cream cheese together.
• Spread the goat cheese mixture over a small plate and top with the blueberry mixture that has been allowed to cool for a few minutes.
• Serve the dip with some crusty French bread or crackers.

BLUEBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square baking dish.
• To make the crust: Cream shortening, sugar, one egg, milk and almond extract in a large bowl. Mix in flour and baking powder, stirring constantly. Spread crust evenly in baking pan. Top with blueberries.
• To make the topping: In a medium bowl, beat two eggs, and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in powdered sugar and almond extract. Spread over blueberries.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Cool in pan before cutting.

BLUEBERRY-BLUE CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Place blue cheese and blueberries in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade and blend until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or as long as 3 days.

PANCAKES WITH BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Mix milk and vinegar in medium bowl; let stand 2 min. Whisk in egg.
• Combine next 5 ingredients in large bowl. Add milk mixture and butter; mix well.
• Ladle batter onto hot griddle or into hot skillet sprayed with cooking spray, using 2 Tbsp. batter for each pancake; cook until bubbles form on tops, then turn to brown other sides. (You should have 16 pancakes.)
• Stack 3 pancakes on each of 4 serving plates, spreading 2 tsp. cream cheese spread between each layer. Cover with remaining pancakes; sprinkle with powdered sugar.

BLUEBERRY SPREAD

Steps:

• Combine blueberries, 1/2 cup water, and lemon juice in a heavy saucepan.
• Bring to a boil; simmer gently for about 8 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, soak gelatin in remaining 1/4 cup cold water.
• Remove blueberries from heat; add gelatin and sweetener and mix well to dissolve.
• Turn into small, hot jars; cover lightly and allow to cool.
• Cover tightly and store in refrigerator no longer than two weeks.

BLUEBERRY CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Lightly mash fresh blueberries with a fork before, then combine ingredients. You may add honey to taste, if desired.
• Makes 6 to 8 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!

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly grease 9" spring-form pan.
• For the cake: Cream together butter and sugar until creamy.
• Add egg and vanilla, to creamed mixture and beat until combined.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add alternately with milk until combined.
• Scrape batter into pan and spread evenly.
• For cream cheese filling: Beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Gradually add sugar, scraping the sides of the bowl well.
• Add vanilla and blend.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Spoon cream cheese filling over cake batter.
• Top with blueberries.
• For the streusel: In small bowl blend sugar, flour and cinnamon.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Sprinkle streusel on top of berries.
• Bake 50-60 minutes.
• Cool completely before slicing.
• Note: I usually bake for 52 minutes.

BLUEBERRY - CREAM CHEESE SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine cornstarch, sugar, water and blueberries in saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring until thickened; cool. Combine cracker crumbs into bottom of foil-lined 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan. Mash cream cheese until soft; beat in sugar and vanilla gradually. Fold in whipped topping; drop by spoonfuls over crumb mixture. Spread gently with spatula. Spread blueberry filling evenly over cheese mixture; spread with remaining cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture; chill overnight. Use foil to remove dessert from pan. Place dessert on platter; cut into squares. Yield: 15 servings.