{"id":8275,"date":"2015-07-31T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letsnomnom.wordpress.com\/?p=8275"},"modified":"2017-03-20T00:53:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T00:53:54","slug":"no-bake-blueberry-cheesecake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/31\/no-bake-blueberry-cheesecake\/","title":{"rendered":"No Bake Blueberry “Cheesecake”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the 4th of July, I made a no bake blueberry “cheesecake”. We always have cake for the holidays, but I absolutely cannot stand turning on the oven in the heat. No bake cake to the rescue, and this is a *true* no bake cake. Some no bake recipes require 10-minutes baking for the crust, and uhh, 10-minutes of baking is still baking.<\/p>\n

This could have been vegan, but I decided to make a simple honey graham cracker crust instead of making a vegan nut-based crust. I also added a tad bit of honey into the blueberry mixture because I’ve been kind of obsessed with honey ever since we received a nice bottle in our CSA delivery. Loved the combination of blueberries and coconut in the creamy filling, and I’m glad I went with the graham cracker crust as the honey flavored crust was delightful.<\/p>\n

Honey Graham Cracker Crust<\/strong>
\nMakes one 9-inch crust<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/em>
\n9 sheets of honey graham crackers, approx 1-1\/2 cups crumbs
\n1\/4 cup brown sugar
\n1\/2 tsp cinnamon
\nPinch of salt
\n6 tbsp butter, melted<\/p>\n

Directions<\/em>
\nIf you’re starting out with sheets of graham crackers, crush them in a ziploc bag with a rolling pin. You can also use a blender or food processor, but you may have to experiment a little.<\/p>\n

Combine the graham cracker crumbs with all of the other ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix together with a spatula until the mixture is thick and sandy.<\/p>\n

Press the mixture into the bottom of a springform pan, making sure it is evenly distributed. Use the bottom of a flat glass to press down and make sure its thick and compact. Refrigerate the crust for at least an hour before you add the filling.<\/p>\n

No Bake Blueberry “Cheesecake”<\/strong>
\nHere is the recipe that I adapted<\/a> to make a 9-inch cake. The original recipe is meant for a small 5-inch cake, which would be so adorable, but would disappear too quickly!<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/em>
\n2-1\/4 cups raw, unsalted cashews
\n6 tbsp lemon juice
\nZest of 2 lemons
\n6 tbsp vegetable oil
\n1 cup coconut milk
\n4 tbsp honey
\n1 cup blueberries, thaw first if using frozen berries<\/p>\n

Directions<\/em>
\nCombine all ingredients in a blender and mix until the mixture is as smooth as possible. Pour the filling onto the crust. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 4 hours.<\/p>\n

Remove the cake from the springform pan and thaw at room temperature for about 20 minutes before cutting and serving. Decorate as desired with fresh berries, lemon zest, flowers, etc.<\/p>\n

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For the 4th of July, I made a no bake blueberry “cheesecake”. We always have cake for the holidays, but I absolutely cannot stand turning on the oven in the heat. No bake cake to the rescue, and this is a *true* no bake cake. Some no bake recipes require 10-minutes baking for the crust, and uhh, 10-minutes of baking is still baking. This could have been vegan, but I decided to make a simple honey graham cracker crust instead of making a vegan nut-based crust. I also added a tad bit of honey into the blueberry mixture because I’ve been kind of obsessed with honey ever since we received a nice bottle in our CSA delivery. Loved the combination of blueberries and coconut in the creamy filling, and I’m glad I went with the graham cracker crust as the honey flavored crust was delightful. Honey Graham Cracker Crust Makes one 9-inch crust Ingredients 9 sheets of honey graham crackers, approx 1-1\/2 cups crumbs 1\/4 cup brown sugar 1\/2 tsp cinnamon Pinch of salt 6 tbsp butter, melted Directions If you’re starting out with sheets of graham crackers, crush them in a ziploc bag with a rolling pin. You can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3366],"tags":[32,154,310,311,700,1258,1392,1403,1410,1985,2715,3069,3132],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3543.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8275"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}