Blueberry Cheesecake Cups - The FoodOlic recipes (2024)

Blueberry Cheesecake Cups is an “out of the norm” delicious and experimental dessert made with blueberries, crunchy oats and a fluffy mousse of goat cheese.

The syphon technique

To make the mousse; with syphon. It’s simply the best way to make a airy cheesy foam. I had to find the foam a greatcomplimentary fruit, so I checked the web and saw cherry, fig, peach, etc. finally, I’ve settled forthe one I miss the most; the famous blueberry. I’ve never had this combination before, but oh my god! It’s a new unforgetable discovery, a solace to anyone living far away from those precious blue jewels! The two are simply delicious together, although the protagonist here is clearly the blueberry, the goat cheese is subtle and bring the blueberry a welcomed salty touch to the Blueberry Cheesecake Cups.

I should have known this combination way before because I am from the land of blueberries! Actually, blueberry heaven, the small wild kind I talk about here. At the cabin of my parents, in the northern part of Quebec, Canada, near the famous Manic 5 dam, there are millions of those blue pearls growing in the wild. We would pick buckets and buckets of them in August and then make blueberry pies,blueberry crumbles, crepes, marmelade or simply eat them with a little maple syrup and cream.

Wild vs Cultivated

The wild blueberry has triple the taste of the big fat one we find at the supermarket, so for this recipe, I’ve tried to slightly cook the blueberries in order to eliminate some water and make is more concentrated. The blueberries are still intact, and the taste gets enhancedthis way. Although, to not make it terribly watery, I add a little cornstarch to the mix, but you can omit this step if you are lucky enough to have some nice, fully packed in flavours little blueberries.

The next step is to find a way to put those two ingredients together (blueberry and goat cheese) and add some texture to the dish. I’ve chosena crunchy mix of oatmeal, almond, buckwheat, brown sugar and a bit of coconut oil and cook it until lightly toasted. I let it cool, for a few minutes, tolet it becomehard like a biscuit and then I broke it into a thick sand texture.

Variations

Of course, you could substitute the blueberries by some lovely rasberries, cherries, figs, mango or else. This dessert is highly adaptable. As for the cheese, you can easily replace the goat cheese with a simple cream cheese. All very delicious stuff!

A last summer delight

Those 3 things all mix together in an elegant cup makes the perfect deconstructed cheesecake. First, you get the light salty airy goat cheese foam, then the sweet and nutty crunch and finally the succulent and smooth protagonist; theblueberries. Take a bite and you’ll find there anew latesummer delight.

Other no bake summer desserts

• PEARS IN RED WINE
• Mini Pineapple and Coconut popsicles

So let’s make thisirresistibleblueberry dessert!