MINIATURE LEMON BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKES
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INGREDIENTS
Crust:
- 4 sheets of graham crackers
- 2 tbsp. butter, melted
- 1 tbsp. white sugar
Cheesecake Filling:
- 1 package cream cheese, softened
- 1 large egg
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ tsp. lemon zest
Topping:
- ½ pint blueberries
- 6 tbsp. blueberry jam, separated
- Optional: powdered sugar for dusting
INSTRUCTIONS
Crust:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with 9 liners and fill up half of the other empty spaces with water. This ensures even baking.
- In a food processor, pulse the graham crackers to crumbs. Stir in the sugar and melted butter. Press an even amount of graham cracker crust into the bottom of each muffin liner.
- Press down the crust with a milk cap or the backside of a tablespoon measuring spoon and set aside.
Filling:
- In a medium sized bowl, combine the softened cream cheese and white sugar. Beat until smooth and creamy. Add in the vanilla extract, egg, and lemon zest. Beat until combined.
- Spoon the cheesecake filling evenly between the 9 cups and bake for 20-22 minutes. The centers will still jiggle a little bit, but the edges should be a very light brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cool at room temperature for 30 minutes and then transfer to the fridge and let cool for at least 2 hours.
- The cheesecakes may have risen in the oven and will deflate quite a bit while cooling.
Topping:
- Once the cheesecakes have been cooled for 2 hours in the fridge, place 4 and ½ tablespoons of blueberry jam in a small bowl and microwave for 20-25 seconds. Spoon ½ tablespoon of jam on top of each cheesecake and spread to cover the top.
- Immediately top with fresh blueberries.
- Places the last 1 and ½ tablespoon in the same small bowl and microwave for 10-15 seconds. Using a pastry brush, brush the tops of all of the fresh blueberries with the jam. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top if desired.
