Blueberry Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 6 full graham cracker sheets)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 cups glaceed blueberries (recipe follows)

Recipe

• 1 make the batter: in a large bowl, using a mixer set at low speed, beat the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and lemon juice until very smooth-- about 30 minutes.
• 2 bake the cheesecake: preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter and press the mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• 4 pour batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
• 5 bake on the middle rack of oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean-- about 1 hour.
• 6 cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• 7 run a knife around the sides of the pan and unmold cake.
• 8 refrigerate for at least 5 hours or overnight.
• 9 glaced blueberries:.
• 10 1 1/2 cups blueberries.
• 11 1 cup water.
• 12 1 cup sugar.
• 13 3 tablespoons cornstarch.
• 14 1 tbls. lemon juice
• 15 simmer berries, 2/3 cup water for 3 minutes. blend sugar, cornstarch and 1/3 cup water, then add to boiling mixture. boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 16 add lemon juice and stir. cool.
• 17 spoon glaced blueberries over the top of cheesecake and drizzle remaining berry syrup over the sides of the cake.