Ingredients
Vanilla Cookie Crust
- 2½ cups finely crushed vanilla cookies (about 300 g)
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
Lemon Cheesecake Layer
- 8 oz (226 g) full-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon zest
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Blueberry Cream Layer
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 cup whipped topping
Homemade Whipped Cream
- 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Decoration
- Fresh blueberries
- Thin lemon slices
- White chocolate curls
- Fresh lemon zest
Instructions
1. Prepare the crust
Finely crush the vanilla cookies.
Mix with melted butter, sugar and salt until the crumbs resemble wet sand.
Firmly press into a greased 9×13-inch baking dish using the bottom of a measuring cup.
Refrigerate for 20–30 minutes.
2. Make the cheesecake layer
Beat softened cream cheese until completely smooth.
Mix in powdered sugar.
Add lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla.
Continue mixing until silky.
Spread evenly over the chilled crust.
3. Prepare the blueberry layer
Wash blueberries.
Dry them thoroughly with paper towels.
Gently fold into the whipped topping.
Spread carefully over the cheesecake layer.
4. Make whipped cream
Using a chilled bowl, whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
Spread evenly over the blueberry layer.
5. Decorate
Top with
- Fresh blueberries
- Lemon slices
- White chocolate curls
- Lemon zest
6. Chill
Cover.
Refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
For best texture, chill overnight.
Slice with a warm knife.
Serve cold.
Notes
- Always use full-fat cream cheese.
- Fresh lemon juice gives much better flavor than bottled juice.
- Dry blueberries well before folding into the cream.
- Chill the dessert overnight for the cleanest slices.
- Freeze the mixing bowl before whipping the cream.
- Press the crust firmly to prevent crumbling.
- Warm your knife under hot water before each cut for bakery-style slices.
- Prep Time: 20 Minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian