Lemon Cheesecake with Blueberry Sauce

published by lanne on Mar 23, 2008

Everybody loves cheesecake!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Gingersnap cookie crumbs (or Graham crumbs)
  • 2 ½ tbs melted margarine or butter
  • 1 2cup (500g)container Cottage or Ricotta cheese
  • 1 pkg (250g)light sour cream
  • 2 Egg whites
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp White sugar
  • 3/4 tbsp Lemon zest
  • 1/4 tsp Lemon extract

Method

  1. Lightly grease an 8-9″ spring form pan
  2. Mix crumbs and melted butter and press into bottom of pan
  3. Bake at 350 degrees for 7-8 minutes
  4. Mix remaining ingredients in a food processor until very smooth
  5. Pour over crust and bake in 350degree oven for approx. 45 minutes
  6. Loosen with a knife before releasing spring
  7. Allow to cool at least 2 hours
  8. Drizzle with Blueberry sauce

Blueberry sauce

  • ½ cup water
  • 1 ½ tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 ½ cups frozen or fresh blueberries

Method

  1. In a small pan heat water, sugar and cornstarch
  2. Stir in blueberries and continue heating until berries are soft

One Response so far | Have Your Say!

  1. # 1 by Darlene McFarlane
    March 23rd, 2008 at 8:28 am #

    I think I put on a few pounds just reading this one. It sounds sooo good. You just hit your mother in her sweet button.

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