Best Blueberry Cheesecake Tart Recipes

RED, WHITE, AND BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE TART

Steps:

• Make crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, grind graham crackers, almonds, and 1/4 cup sugar until finely ground; add butter, and process until moistened. Transfer to a 9-inch removable-bottom tart pan. Using the base of a dry measuring cup, press mixture firmly into the bottom and up sides of pan. Freeze at least 15 minutes.
• Make filling and bake: Carefully wipe processor blade and bowl clean. Place cream cheese, sour cream, 1/2 cup sugar, egg, vanilla, and salt in food processor; blend just until smooth. Place tart pan on a rimmed baking sheet; fill with cheesecake mixture. Bake until filling is just set, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer tart pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make topping: In a medium saucepan, combine plums, 1/2 cup sugar, and lemon juice. Cook at a rapid simmer over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture is jamlike and moves around pan in a single mass when stirred, 15 to 25 minutes (time will depend on ripeness of fruit). Reserve 1 tablespoon cooking liquid (no solids) for blueberries; cool remaining plum mixture.
• Assemble tart: Leaving a 1-inch border, spread cooled plum mixture over tart. Reheat reserved plum liquid (on stove or in microwave) until liquefied. In a medium bowl, combine with blueberries, and scatter on top of plum mixture. Chill until ready to serve, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day. Remove from pan before serving.

DRUNKEN BLUEBERRY PEACH CHEESECAKE TART

Steps:

• 1. ********** MAKING THE CRUST **********
• 2. Place a rack in the middle position, and then preheat the oven to 300f (150c).
• 3. Melt the butter in a butter warmer pan, or in the microwave, and set aside
• 4. In the bowl of a food processor, fitted with an S-blade finely grind the nuts. Chef's Note: Don't grind them down too much, or you'll wind up with nut butter. I HATE it when that happens.
• 5. Add the sugar, and then pulse to mix. Add the flour, and then pulse to throughly combine
• 6. Put the food processor on slow, and add the melted butter through the food tube. Blend until throughly combined.
• 7. Place the nut mixture into a 9 inch tart pan with removable bottom.
• 8. Using your fingers, spread the mixture evenly on the bottom, and up the sides of the tart pan.
• 9. Place the tart pan on a baking sheet, and pre bake in the preheated over for 15 to 20 minutes. Chef's Note: This is just enough time to help set the crust, but not completely bake it.
• 10. Remove from oven, and allow to completely cool. Chef's Note: The pre baking of the crust is not an absolute necessity; however, I like the additional crunch it imparts to the crust.
• 11. ********** MAKING THE FILLING **********
• 12. Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 300f (150c).
• 13. Wipe out the bowl of the food processor, and refit with the S-blade. Add the eggs, and beat until thick and lemon colored, about 1 to 2 minutes, on high speed.
• 14. Add the sugar, cream cheese, and the vanilla, and continue to beat until smooth. Chef's Note: For most of my cheesecake recipes, I do add other ingredients; such as lemon or orange zest, and sour cream, but not for this one.
• 15. Remove the S-blade and then incorporate 1/2 cup of the blueberries into the mixture. Chef's Note: Use a spatula for this step, and be careful not to break the berries.
• 16. Pour mixture into the cool tart pan, until it is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch from the top of the pan.
• 17. Chef's Note: You will more than likely have more filling than you need to fill the pan. If this happens, pour the remaining filling into individual ramekins, and cook along with the tart. The filling tastes good, all by itself.
• 18. Place the tart, and any additional ramekins into the preheated oven, and bake until the filling is set, about 35 to 40 minutes.
• 19. Remove from the oven, and allow to completely cool, about 3 to four hours, before performing the remaining steps.
• 20. Arrange the thinly sliced peaches in a clockwise circle around the outer edge, and allow to slightly overlap. Then, going counter clockwise arrange another circle in the center.
• 21. Heat the preserves, and the bourbon in a small saucepan, and bring to a slight simmer.
• 22. Use a pastry brush to brush the drunken preserves over the peaches, and then add the remaining 1/2 cup blueberries to the pan, and coat with the remaining sauce. Sprinkle them over the top of the peaches.
• 23. Allow to cool in the fridge for at least an hour before serving.
• 24. Chef's Note: Peaches are not always easy to find; especially in the Autumn and Winter months. I've used other fruits; such as apples, and pears. However, I like to slightly pre bake these types of fruits in the oven (after slicing) just to soften them up a bit. Whatever fruit I use, I do not bake it with the cheesecake.
• 25. Chef's Note: I used peach preserves because that's what I had on hand; however, I see no problem with using other types. In other words: Experiment, and have fun. And, yes, if you don't want to use the bourbon... leave it out.
• 26. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

LEMON & BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE TART

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C/gas 6 with a baking tray inside to heat up. Unravel the puff pastry on its baking parchment and lightly score a border about 2cm from the edge all the way around the pastry. Brush a little of the beaten egg around the border, then set aside.
• Whisk the soft cheese, most of the lemon zest and all of the juice, 3 tbsp icing sugar and the rest of the beaten egg together in a medium bowl for 1 min until smooth and slightly thickened.
• Spoon the cheesecake mixture over the middle of the tart base, spreading it to the edge of the border using a palette knife or the back of the spoon. Dot teaspoonfuls of the lemon curd on top and, using a cutlery or palette knife, gently swirl the curd into the cheesecake mixture to created a marbled effect. Sprinkle the blueberries over evenly, then carefully slide the tart onto the hot baking tray inside the oven and bake for 20-25 mins until the pastry is golden brown and crisp at the edges.
• Leave the tart to cool completely or until just warm. Dust over the remaining icing sugar and sprinkle with the rest of the lemon zest, then cut into rectangles and serve.

BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• For the crust, stir together graham cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar and melted butter until completely combined. Press mixture into a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom and place on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until crust is fragrant and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes; remove from oven and let cool.
• For the filling, combine cream cheese, lemon juice and 2/3 cups sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. In a separate bowl, whip cream and vanilla to soft peaks, then gently stir into cream cheese mixture until completely combined. Transfer filling into cooled crust, loosely cover and chill 3 hours or up to a day.
• To serve, remove the tart ring and slide a spatula under tart to release it from the pan base. Transfer tart to a serving platter and scatter berries on top. Brush berries with heated honey, if desired.