Easy! No-Bake Blueberry Gradient Cheesecake
A colorful No-BakeBlueberry Cheesecake that looks as good as it tastes! How about impressing yourguest with this Blueberry Gradient Cheesecake?
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Chilling Time6 hours hrs
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Cake, Cheesecake
Keyword: Blueberry Gradient Cheesecake, No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake
Servings: 6 People
For Blueberry Sauce
- 100 g blueberry jam see notes
- 4 tbsp hot water
For Cookie Crust
- 150 g cookies of your choice
- 60 g unsalted butter melted
For Cheesecake Batter
- 5 g gelatin powder
- 50 ml milk
- 200 g cream cheese softened
- 80 g caster sugar divided
- 100 g strained yogurt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 200 ml heavy cream
To Serve
- Blueberries fresh or frozen, as needed
- Whipped cream as needed
Make the Cookie Crust
Use a bottomless cake ring, a spring-form pan, or a removable bottom pan (loose bottom pan) for easy removal later. If using a bottomless cake ring, do not forget to put the cake board at the bottom.
Add the cookies and sugar (if using) to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until you reach fine crumbs. Add the melted butter and pulse to coat the crumbs. Or put the cookies in a zip lock bag and crush them with a rolling pin and mix crumbs with butter.
Pour the mixture into the pan and use the back of a spoon or flat-based cup to firmly press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan. Place in the fridge to chill and set while preparing the filling.
Make the Cheesecake Batter
You can make strained yogurt from plain yogurt simply by straining to remove excess water. You need to do this in advance before you start to make the cake.
Place the cold milk in a small, microwave-safe bowl and sprinkle the gelatin on top. Give it time to bloom for about 5 minutes. Heat gently in the microwave for about 15 seconds and stir until dissolved and clear.
Meanwhile, place the cream cheese, yogurt, lemon juice, and sugar (40g) in a large bowl and beat until smooth and creamy. Make sure there are no lumps. Scrape down the bowl as needed.
Place the heavy cream and sugar in a clean bowl and then whip to soft peaks. Make sure the cream and the bowl are thoroughly chilled, so it will easily whip to soft peaks.
Gently whisk in the whipped cream and prepared gelatin into the cream cheese mixture until smooth.
Make the Gradient Cheesecake Batter
Prepare 6 small bowls. Working quickly, divide the cheesecake batter equally in 6 bowls and add the blueberry sauce as follows, and then mix to combine. Each bowl should vary in color from one another, feel free to adjust the color by adding more blueberry sauce.
1st Bowl-no blueberry sauce, 2nd Bowl-whisk in 1 teaspoon of blueberry sauce, 3rd Bowl-whisk in 2 teaspoons of blueberry sauce, 4th Bowl-whisk in 3 teaspoons of blueberry sauce, 5th Bowl-whisk in 4 teaspoons of blueberry sauce, 6th Bowl-whisk in 5 teaspoons of blueberry sauce
Assemble the Cheesecake
To assemble the cheesecake, slowly pour the contents of bowl 6 into the center of the pan. Once the batter has spread repeat with the remaining bowls in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 order. Last, pour the plain white mix. If your bowls have sat out too long, and aren’t liquidy, microwave for 20 seconds (600w) before pouring.