Blackberry Cheesecake

Cheesecake is a very useful dessert and very easy to make. In addition, depending on the recipe, it may not need an oven, and it provides you with a delicious snack or dessert.

The cheesecake and blackberries is a very complete food in which this exotic fruit adds an intense flavor that makes it the delight of children and adults.

Now you will know what to do with those blackberries that you pick in September that are not enough to make a decent amount of jam.

Blackberries are fruits of the forest very rich in vitamins and minerals with a very low caloric intake and a great flavor. Apart from alone, they are used in sweet recipes such as cakes, ice creams or jams. They are most easily found in late August or early September.

Option 1: Blackberry Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• 500 g of Philadelphia type cream cheese
• 200 ml of whipping cream
• 125 ml milk
• 300 g of wild blackberries
• 100 g of sugar + 3 tablespoons
• 4 gelatin sheets
• 1 cookie or sponge base (optional)

• Wild berry jam
• Blackberries to decorate

Process:

• First, hydrate the gelatin sheets in plenty of cold water for 10 minutes.
• In addition, put the blackberries with the 100 g of sugar on the fire until it dissolves and a syrup forms (between 7 and 10 minutes)
• Then remove the blackberries from the heat, add the cheese and mix until a homogeneous mixture is formed.
• On the other hand, melt the gelatin in a little hot milk and add to the cheese and blackberry mixture.
• Then, whip the cream together with the 3 tablespoons of sugar and incorporate it into the previous cream with enveloping movements.
• Pour the preparation into a mold and leave it to set in the refrigerator overnight.
• Then, if you want, you can prepare a base for the cake, either with an industrial sponge base, mixing Maria cookies crushed with butter or even placing the whole cookies on top of the mixture once placed in the mold (in this case there to unmold the cake when it is done so that the cookies are on the bottom).

• Finally, serve cold, decorated with blackberry jam and wild blackberries.

Option 2: Blackberry Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• 500 g of cream cheese (Philadelphia type)
• 3 large eggs
• 250 ml of liquid cream
• 15 Maria cookies (or similar)
• 100 g butter, melted
• ½ glass of water
• 1 orange juice
• 200 g of blackberries
• Sugar

Process:

• First, preheat the oven to 180ºC and grease a mold with margarine. Sprinkle it with flour so that the cake does not stick and it is easier to unmold it.
• Then, crush the cookies with the mixer until they form a fine powder.
• Mix them with the butter softened at room temperature until they form a paste.
• Then fill the bottom of the mold completely with this paste, squashing it well so that there is a layer with a thickness of less than 1 cm.

• Right after, refrigerate for about 15 minutes to compact the base and continue preparing the recipe.
• In a separate bowl, mix the cream cheese together with the liquid cream, the eggs and a little sugar. Beat it with energy and with the help of a few rods so that it is very creamy and homogeneous.
• On the other hand, when the base is cold, pour the cream over the biscuit base, spreading it well over the entire base.
• Bake for approximately ½ hour, checking that it is well curdled before removing it (pricking with a toothpick).
• Take it out of the oven and let it cool down to room temperature.
• In a saucepan, heat the orange juice, the water and a little sugar, stirring while the mixture heats up.
• Add the blackberries and boil until a jam forms.
• Then pour the mixture on the surface of the cake.
• Finally, refrigerate 6 to 7 hours before serving.

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