The best desert to serve no matter what season is...is certainly a cheesecake. This one is totally divine, so suave and charming from the first bite. The combination between blueberries and lime is just perfect. You have to try this!
Author: gabriela cuisine
Recipe type: desert
Cuisine: canadian/romanian
Ingredients
Crust:
300 gr crushed digestives
150 gr melted buter
Cream of cheese
2 blocks of Philadelphia cheese (250 gr each)
500 ml whipping cream
12 gr gelatin
lime zest (from ½ lime)
150 gr icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Blueberry jelly
500 gr frozen blueberries
5 tbsp sugar
juice of a lime or ½ lemon
15 gr gelatin
Instructions
First do the crust. Melt butter and mix it with the digestives using a spatula. When is homogenised, place the crumbs into a cake mold and pres it well. Bake the crust for about 10 min at 350 F then cool down.
Blueberry Jelly
Boil blueberries and sugar until sugar has dissolved. Add gelatin (that previously was soaked in lukewarm water and dissolved for 20 sec in the microwave) and homogenize well. Let it cool down and add the lemon juice.
Cream of cheese
Soak the gelatin first in lukewarm water (it should be cover with water and let it soak for 5 minutes then dissolve it in microwave for 20 seconds right before you add it to the cheese)
Put cream cheese in the food processor or in the mixer and mix it well until no lumps seen. Add sugar, vanilla and lime zest . Mix well then add gelatin.
Beat the whipping cream until soft peaks form then incorporate it with the cheese using a whisk.
Now you can put together all the ingredients.
Add half of the cheese cream over the crust and level it well. Then poor ¾ of the jelly on top . Put the rest of the cheese cream in a sac a poche and put it on top of the gelly very easily. When finished, level it gently with a spatula. Ornate with the rest of the jelly by pouring drops on top of it. Drag with a tooth stick through the drops and create hearts then you can put some fresh blueberries on top.
Refrigerate it at least 4-5 hours before serving.
Remove the cheesecake from the pan by inserting a knife on the edges.
it is a wonderful desert, very nice flavoured and super delicious. You will want a second piece for sure! I recommend this at special occasions.
Enjoy!
Recipe by gabriela cuisine at http://gabrielacuisine.ro/blueberry-cheesecake/