This creamy, delicious, easy Lemon Blueberry No-Bake Cheesecake (with fresh blueberries!) is seriously amazing. With a crunchy graham cracker crust, a sweet & tart lemony cream cheese filling and homemade blueberry pie filling on top... you will want to lick the plate when you finish a slice.
When I told you a couple of weeks ago that our blueberry bushes were loaded, I was not kidding. And then when our bushes were all picked, our neighbor offered for us to pick his bushes.
We walked down one evening to pick and he had four (or five?) bushes that were overloaded with blueberries. We picked from two of them.
Then both of my brothers (and their wives) have come and picked at his house at different times. We've picked there several times. A friend and her kids picked there.
And still... his bushes have berries. At this point, I have more than 6 gallons in my freezer and another gallon fresh in the frig. And I'm lovin' every minute of it!
Anyway, when we decided to host a family get-together for the 4th of July, I knew I wanted to make a blueberry dessert. I mean - why wouldn't I?
After making the Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake (which I've been asked to make again and again)... I think my family is a little addicted to the fresh blueberry desserts.
But my plans were almost derailed when I got a migraine on July 3. Probably the worst one I've had in ages. It knocked me flat on my back.
I hoped I'd sleep it off, but when I woke up on the 4th, I was still in excrutiating pain. I took some prescription meds and stayed in bed. It wasn't until mid-afternoon (maybe 2-3pm) when I finally started to come out of the fog.
I didn't even realize how late it had gotten in the day when I finally got out of bed. But I pushed through the pain and started making this Lemon Blueberry No-Bake Cheesecake.
I barely finished it before my family started to show up, but I'm so glad I didn't give up on making it... it was so, so good!
One of my favorite things about this recipe was making the topping - the blueberry pie filling - from scratch! It was so much easier than I imagined and turned out delish!
There's one other thing I want to mention.
Have you ever made a pie filling that involved cream cheese and it came out a little chunky? Maybe because your cream cheese wasn't quite warm enough? Yeah, me too.
But here's a tip for you... if you have a Blendtec (one of my most favorite appliances), put your cream cheese filling ingredients it it and blend away! You've never seen a filling as smooth as you'll get with Blendtec. Look at me pouring it in the video above... oh-so-smooth!
Blueberry Pie Filling with Fresh Blueberries!
Recipe
Lemon Blueberry No-Bake Cheesecake (with fresh blueberries!)
- Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
Description
This creamy, delicious, easy Lemon Blueberry No-Bake Cheesecake (with fresh blueberries!) is seriously amazing. With a crunchy graham cracker crust, a sweet & tart lemony cream cheese filling and homemade blueberry pie filling on top... you will want to lick the plate when you finish a slice.
Ingredients
- Blueberry Pie Filling (1 batch below)
- 1 Graham Cracker Pie Crust
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon. sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
For the Blueberry Pie Filling:
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1.5 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1.5 Tbsp. water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. salted butter
Instructions
First, you're going to want to make the blueberry pie filling.
Combine ½ cup berries with the sugar in a pan. Simmer on low heat until sugar is melted and mixture is very liquid; about 5 minutes.
In a separate, small bowl, mix together the cornstarch and water. Then mix it into the hot blueberry mixture.
Continue to cook over medium heat until mixture gets thick and clear.
When ready, immediately pour it into a large mixing bowl. Allow it to cool slightly, then fold in the remaining blueberries, lemon juice and butter. Chill for at least 1 hour.
For the lemon cheesecake filling, mix together the cream cheese, condensed milk, lemon juice, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy. It may seem strange, but I love to do this in my Blendtec.
When it's finished, pour the cream cheese filling into the pie crust. Chill for at least 4 hours (I prefer overnight).
Note: I usually prefer homemade graham cracker crusts, but in a pinch, I don't hesitate to use store-bought crust which is what I did today.
When ready to serve, pour the blueberry pie filling over the chilled cheesecake filling. I let mine sit for another hour or so in the frig, but you could serve immediately.
Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 4 hours
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
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Evette
Hi Rose, just wondering if this blueberry filling is the same as blueberry compote?
Rose
Hmmm - I've never made or had blueberry compote, so I'm not sure.
Virginia
Can I make it with strawberries instead? Would I follow the same procedure as with the blueberries?
Thank you
Mary
Give me blueberries and I am a happy woman. This one is definitely on my to make list.
Rose
Awesome! I hope you love it!
Emily
Migraines are the worst 🙁 I'm glad you were still able to make this cheesecake, though, because it looks amazing! I can't wait to try it! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday. I'll be including your cheesecake in my Features at this week's party. I hope you can stop by and link up again!
Amy
Wow another great looking recipe...Cannot wait to try this!!! Our family loves homemade blueberry sauce.(sometimes I add a bit of cinnamon). I also have made strawberry and triple berry sauce the same way and it comes out great. Thank you Rose
mark
Cheesecake didn't set after 6 hours, was just as liquid as when poured into crust. Blueberry filling was great. I won''t make this again.
Anna
So I have been waiting for the Brewton blueberry festival this year it’s almost here, it’s a fun and exciting place to go see. They sale fresh blueberries and all kinds of delicious desserts too so I always buy 12 pints and make my muffins with Rhodes berries. Since I saw your cheesecake recipe now I can try a new item to make. Thank you so much!
Theresa
Mine didn't either. I wonder what went wrong.
Clara
Mine never set as well 🙁 Is there something I'm missing? I let it refrigerate overnight, 2 nights even before finding it just as runny as when I poured over the crust. Still delicious but I'd love to know tips if I attempt this again?
Jill V
Have you ever used this as a cake filling ?
Rose Atwater
I have not.