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Blueberry Cheesecake Bites

September 20, 2011

My parents were around in full force this summer. It was a huge help to me but it also meant my kids were exposed to a whole host of foods that mommy does not want them eating. Let's see, there was the day that Kenya
innocently told me that my father bought him "some" gum at the car wash (sugar free Trident with Aspartame to be exact). We later found Chloe playing unusually quietly and chewing something. Next to her were 15 empty gum wrappers. When we asked her where everything went that was in the wrappers she said, "in my tummy". Then there were the times my dad let Kenya order "a drink in a red can that was really sweet with bubbles in it," but of course Kenya was told to not say anything to me. Are you starting to see a pattern here with my dad and his knowledge
of what is and is not ok to feed kids?

Or how about the day that I made these Blueberry Cheesecake Bites and Kenya said, "Grandpa took me to the Cheesecake Factory. I love cheesecake." Now, I have nothing against cheesecake -- it was one of my favorite desserts as a kid -- but I get cavities just thinking about the mounds of sugar that most recipes call for. This version is different and has become one of my kids' new favorite sweet treats. Since they are bite-sized, contain no refined sugar, have tons of fresh blueberries and even a whole wheat and oat crust, I feel a lot better offering these to my kids for dessert than a lot of the alternatives.

Blueberry Cheesecake Bites

  • Prep Time:15 minutes,
  • Cook Time: 1 hours,
  • Total Time: 1 hours, 15 minutes,

Ingredients

  • crust:
  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
  • filling:
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries

Preparation

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 300 F.
  2. 2. To make the crust, place the first 3 ingredients in a food processor and pulse to chop oats.
  3. 3. Add the butter and pulse to combine.
  4. 4. Press the crust on the bottom of a parchment-lined 8 x 8 baking dish and flatten evenly with your hands. Bake for 10 minutes to set, then allow to cool.
  5. 5. Lower the oven temperature to 250 F.
  6. 6. To make the filling, place the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and beat to combine.
  7. 7. Fold in the blueberries.
  8. 8. Pour the batter on top of the crust and bake for 1 hour.
  9. 9. Cool and then chill until ready to serve.
  10. 10. Cut into squares and serve.*
  11. *To get clean squares, wipe your knife between each slice.

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  10. gravellek

    October 12, 2011 at 7:32 pm

    i am wondering if i need the food processor for this? i don’t have one… can’t i just mix the crust ingredients as is?

  11. Candice

    October 9, 2011 at 10:14 am

    i made this for my sons second bday party…everyone gobbled it up and wanted more! yes it is a lot of crust…i pat the crust on the bottom and around the sides on my circular springform pan. i made the filling..was way too little..so i doubled it..so the cooking time was about 1hour 40 mins. after cheesecake chilled a bit i added thin layer of strawberry sauce and left it in the fridge over night.. omg it look gorgeous. thanks for the recipe!

  12. Mandy

    September 29, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    I just made these, AMAZING!!!!! My kids LOVED them, including my hubs and made a friend try them tonite! ;)
    I agree with Sarah and the crust, thought about using the same size pan, but jsut double the filling part. Mine was still a bit gooey in the middle after an hour, but I put it in the frig and it set up really good!
    Gonna make these again FOR SURE!!! Thanks for this recipe, sooooo good!

  13. Sarah

    September 25, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    These were delicious, probably my favorite weelicious recipe to date and I’ve tried quite a few. :) However, I did feel that there was too much crust compared to filling (I used an 8×8 pan, but the ones in the photo appear to have thinner crust and more filling than mine did) and the crust didn’t get crispy enough with the 10 minutes of pre-baking since it was so thick. I think next time I will keep double the filling but keep the crust the same and use a 9×13 pan. Also, after 60 minutes the filling was still soup so I had to bake for an extra 30 minutes and turn the temp up to 350 for the last 10 minutes. I did use slightly less sugar than called for in the crust (next time I’ll just use 1/4 cup packed or try honey instead) and in the filling I substituted 1/4 cup honey for the 1/3 cup sugar (perhaps this contributed to the longer baking time needed). It was still plenty sweet with these adjustments. Oh, and frozen blueberries work great too – no need to defrost or anything (this could have been the baking time cause too, but I often use frozen blueberries in recipes and don’t have to adjust the baking times). I will definately make this again and again – thanks! Almost forgot to add that I had to also substitute full-fat Greek yogurt for the sour cream since that’s what I had and it seemed to work great.

  14. Ckjolly

    September 25, 2011 at 4:09 am

    I doubled the recipe for a 9×13 glass baking dish and left out the blueberries and added 1 c. mashed pumpkin to the cheesecake mixture (with some pumpkin pie spices). After the cheesecake cooled, I heated some cranberry sauce till it ran and spread a thin layer over the top and cooled in the fridge. They were a big hit with my Australian friends who never eat pumpkin as a sweet dish.

    • Mandy

      September 29, 2011 at 10:06 pm

      Oh, I’m gonna have to try that! Sounds AMAZING!!! :)

  15. Nik

    September 24, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    Does anyone know how you could make the crust without wheat? Any suggestions would be great!

  16. yeni

    September 21, 2011 at 7:48 am

    Wow Catherine, these look amazing. The photo alone sold me on making these this weekend. Thanks for another great recipe!

  17. astrid

    September 21, 2011 at 3:03 am

    why no more video posted?????? I really like them a lot!!!!

  18. sarah

    September 20, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    Making these tomorrow. Thanks!!!

  19. Colleen

    September 20, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    I appreciate these recipes very much, and totally agree with minimizing children’s intake of sugar, preservatives and empty calories. My children very rarely taste pop! However, I also feel that it is important to maintain perspective. While 15 pieces of gum is far less than ideal (!!) it hardly qualifies as horror. There are truly horrific things happening in the world, and we are all so blessed that we are even able to worry about such things as sweetened gum.

    • Lisa

      September 20, 2011 at 9:59 pm

      The definition for horror includes the following:

      Informal . something considered bad or tasteless: That wallpaper is a horror. The party was a horror.

      I feel blessed for all that I have (especially my ability and freedom to speak my mind and use nouns of my choosing), but I also cringe at the thought of 15 wads of gum in my tot’s belly.

  20. Krissy

    September 20, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    LOL my father reminds me repeatedly that he and my mom have “earned” the right to spoil. I laugh, and recall the stories that they have told me of their frustrations with spoiling grandparents. :)
    Sugar wise, depends on the sugar. Natural brown sugar isn’t considered refined, where as the store brand more than likely is. As long as we’re on a sugar talk, I find it funny that so many recipes call for Agave syrup and people swear by it, yet its considered *bad* as it contains high amounts of fructose….so none of us are perfect on the sugar train.
    Have to say, I definately plan to try these cheesecakes out. My DD has a new found love of blueberries, but only if they are cooked into something, so this should be a hit.

  21. Joann@womaninreallife

    September 20, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    I used to worry more about the junk food my mom gives the kids, but I figure that’s part of what makes granny and grampy so special. I prepare for weekend visits to their place by feeding the kids extra-healthy through the week. That being said, it bothered me more when they were toddlers. I still don’t go for the cola though, and my mom generally agrees on that.

  22. Melissa

    September 20, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    That is funny you say this. I was just telling my mother how upset I am with my mil. She feels she needs to show her love with pie cake cookies and ice cream. Whack means my twinge old is like a wild child time ten. I asked her if she could show her love without sugar. She said no. I don’t see him that often. It takes about 24 hrs to get the suagar out of his system.

  23. ashlea

    September 20, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    I confused on the sugar thing as well. I thought it was all refined. I don’t mind just curious. These look so incredibly yummy! I’m drooling! We have fresh frozen blueberries from my grandmothers bushes and I can’twait to use them in this recipe. You are the best Catherine!

  24. Angie

    September 20, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    This is not the season for fresh berries where i live. How can i prepare it with layer of strawberry/blueberry jam. Shall i do the same and add the layer of jam on top just the last 10 mins before taking it out of the oven?

  25. Juli

    September 20, 2011 at 2:59 pm

    Oh no! I go ahead and let the grandparents spoil my kids from time to time, but gum is a total no-no, period… I could list a ton of reasons but I’ll stick with the fact that I do not want to clean it out of carpet, hair, or the couch. Grandparents can spoil and be respectful at the same time.