There’s cheesecake, and then there are blueberry cheesecake squares. Liven up your cheesecake with blueberry love with this easy recipe.
Now this is one of those recipes that has a backstory, so hunker down. A few weeks ago, we celebrated my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. We had a wedding cake and great music, and many many friends and family, and it didn’t rain. Thank you, Lord.
They had a wonderful time, and then they went off to Maine on a little 50th anniversary honeymoon trip. (Aren’t they adorable??)
And while they were there, they visited one of my favorite, favorite makers of all things delicious, the amazing Stonewall Kitchen. And they brought me back some delectable Stonewall Kitchen goodies. Including this…
I have big plans for this that involve caramelized french toast and cinnamon and berries. Stay tuned for that one. They also brought me this…
I don’t even know what to say. I am seriously considering just hiding somewhere and eating it straight out of the jar with a spoon.Last but not least, this was in the Stonewall Kitchen bag..
Along with a recipe card for Blueberry Cheesecake Bars. (Talk about the gift that keeps on giving!) Anyway, this scrumptious recipe calls for making a super-easy shortbread cookie crust.
On top of that crust goes a classic cheesecake batter…and then comes the fun part. You take that whole jar of wild blueberry jam (and when you open it up you will see there are tons of teeny tiny whole little baby blueberries in the jam. Deep breaths.) and drop it in spoonfuls on top of the cheesecake batter.
Then take a knife and swirl, swirl, swirl the jam through the batter.
Bake. Cool, counting the minutes. Cut into squares. Try not to eat all of them at once. And if you have the self-discipline to put them in the fridge to chill down for a while — well, the only better than a blueberry cheesecake square is a cold blueberry cheesecake square.
Stonewall Kitchen, have I told you lately that I love you??
Blueberry Cheesecake Squares
There’s cheesecake, and then there are blueberry cheesecake squares. Liven up your cheesecake with blueberry love with this easy recipe.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Cookie Crust:
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon ice water
Cheesecake Filling:
- 16 ounces (2 packages) softened cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup blueberry jam. I highly recommend Stonewall Kitchen Wild Maine Blueberry Jam!
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9X13 inch pan with cooking spray.
- Place flour, sugar and salt in food processor and pulse until combined.
- Add butter and process until the dough begins to form a ball, adding ice water if necessary.
- Press dough evenly over the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake until crust is lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes.
- While the crust is cooking make the filling by mixing cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until well blended.
- Add eggs and mix just until eggs are mixed in.
- After crust cools for 30 minutes, pour cheesecake filling evenly over the crust.
- Spoon jam in dollops on top of filling and then swirl with a knife to combine.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan and then cut in squares.
Recipe lightly adapted from the Stonewall Kitchen original!
Julia Lininger says
Can this be put in a 8×8 pan to be made thicker? Will it still cook?
Kate Morgan Jackson says
Hi Julia! I think it will be too thick to cook correctly, as the recipe is for a pan that is pretty much double that size. You could either cut the recipe in half ingredients-wise, or you could make two 8×8 pans of the original amounts. Hope this helps! :)
Kortnee says
I’m going to make these this week as a trial and see if I’m good enough to make them for a party this weekend! This will be my FIRST TIME making cheesecake. My question is, are these supposed to be served cold? If I were to put them in the fridge after cool down and serve as a cold dessert would it be okay?
Kate says
That would totally be okay! One of the best things about cheesecake is that you can make it ahead and serve it either room temperature or cold. Have a great party!
Anonymous says
These are delicious! I made these a few days ago. I accidentily added twice as much confectioners sugar to the dough, despite that they still tasted amazing! Unfortunately I did not have any of this fabulous blueberry jam on hand, so I settled for a store brand. I am making it again today, with the correct amount of sugar, and this time I am going to throw in a few fresh blueberries. Thank you so much for this recipe! This is great for someone who cannot handle very much cheesecake!
Alexis AKA MOM says
I'm so glad Can I get the recipe highlighted this recipe, I can't wait to try it! Thanks!!
tamilyn says
After reading this post I just went and placed an order for several things including the jam and the chocolate caramel sauce
Kevin says
Blueberry cheesecake bars sound so good!
Kathy - Panini Happy says
What terrific gifts! Congrats to your folks – they look so happy in the photo :-) These bars look incredible!
Kate Morgan Jackson says
Wow, the chocolate sauce on the cheesecake — that never occurred to me but GREAT idea. I haven't opened the jar yet…I've been trying to come up with the perfect occasion!
Jess--Sugar High says
Those look delicious! If I were you, I would definitely hide that jar of caramel sauce!
Chocolate Shavings says
That dark chocolate sauce sounds delicious – have you tried it? Might be a little over-indulgent but I feel like it would be delicious on those cheesecake squares!
mike says
That cheesecake absolutely looks terrific! I would try that one out this coming weekend as I have a get together party to be held at home. Thank you for sharing this recipe, Im sure it would be a hit. It would go really well with a hot cup of coffee made from my
kalorik coffee maker at home. Kudos!
Linda says
On the savory side, have you tried Stonewall Kitchen's Roasted Onion and Garlic Jam? The BEST! I'm fortunate to live on the NH Seacoast, so I can pop into the stores in Portsmouth and York, ME to taste all the goodies. Added bonus: no sales tax in NH!