Baked Cheesecake with Blueberries

Serves 0

This recipe is from one of Eimear’s dinner club menus. Boston seems so long ago now but such a lovely memory. My friends and I had a lovely night with you. Hope to see you all again soon.

ingredients

175gr (6oz) digestive biscuits
175gr (6oz) blueberries plus extra for decorating
75gr (3oz) butter (melted)
450gr (1lb) cream cheese
150gr (5oz) caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs lightly beaten
Icing sugar to dust/ decorate
9 1/2 inch spring-form tin

directions

1
 Preheat oven to 180C (350F) gas mark 4. Butter the sides and base tin.
2
 Whizz biscuits in food processor. Mix biscuits with the butter and press into tin.
3
 Spread the blueberries over the base and allow to chill in fridge
4
 Beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract and eggs in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Pour over the top of the blueberries and bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until pale golden and should only wobble slightly when shaken. Allow to cool in tin for 10 minutes.
5
 Transfer to serving plate sprinkle over a few blueberries and dust with icing sugar.
6
 Serve at room temperature