I Made Cheesecake!

Anyone who knows me knows that while I love to cook I don’t make desserts. They tend to be far too fussy for me, I would rather just buy them from the store. I have been known to make a fruit crisp or crumble, but that is about as fancy as I get. Well, over the weekend I was inspired by this post, and decided to take advantage of the fresh blueberries and make it. Turned out wonderful.

The original recipe called for 2 mini (3 inch) spring form pans – but I was at my friend Sara’s house and she did not have such a thing (neither do I). so I compromised and used a loaf pan – not nearly as pretty as the cheesecakes in the original recipe, but still tasted good.

Maple Pecan Crust

Makes enough for a standard loaf pan

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup pecans (ground in food processor)
• 1/4 maple syrup (just enough to make graham and pecans stick together)
• Dash of cinnamon

Preparation

1. Mix the graham cracker crumbs, ground pecans, cinnamon and maple syrup.
2. Press the mixture into the bottom of a loaf pan (or similar sized pan).

No Bake Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1 8 ounce package light cream cheese (room temperature)
• Juice of 1 fresh lemon
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to taste)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Preparation

1. Whip cream with hand mixer (sprinkle sugar in as you whip until desired sweetness)
2. Fold the cream cheese into the whipped cream, squeeze in lemon juice.
3. Taste, add sugar to desired sweetness.
4. Place the cheese mixture on top of the crust.
5. Chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
6. Serve with fresh berries



3 Responses to “I Made Cheesecake!”

1. Sara says:

   July 8, 2009 at 3:47 pm

   Yum, I loved that cheesecake! I want more…
2. jenn says:

   July 8, 2009 at 3:49 pm

   That looks great, and so easy. I am going to try this for sure.
3. Paul says:

   July 8, 2009 at 6:46 pm

   yay!