Blackberry Delight Recipe
Blackberry Delight is a luscious, summery, cheesecake type of dessert, perfect for BBQ's or potlucks. This recipe fills a 9x13 clear to the top, so it feeds a lot of people!
Ingredients
Blackberry Topping
- 2 lb blackberries frozen
- 2 cups water
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 lemon juiced
- ⅓ cup water
- 5 Tablespoons Clear Jell or 8 T. cornstarch
Cheesecake Filling
- 16 oz cream cheese softened
- 12 oz Cool Whip
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Shortbread Crust
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
Make the berry topping
- Place frozen blackberries into a large saucepan. Add water, sugar, lemon juice, and butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
- Mix Clear Jell (or cornstarch) with ⅓ cup cold water. Stir till dissolved, then add to blackberries slowly, stirring the blackberries constantly. When blackberry sauce comes to a boil again, and is thickened, remove from heat and cover with a lid. *If using cornstarch, boil it for 2-3 minutes or till thick.
Make the shortbread crust
- Place flour, butter, and baking powder into a bowl. Cut butter into flour with a pastry blender till the butter is in pea-sized lumps.Stir in walnuts and pat into a 9x13 glass baking pan. Bake crust for 20-25 minutes, or until the edges are barely starting to brown.
Make the cheesecake filling
- Place softened cream cheese and powdered sugar into a large mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to beat till soft. Add the Cool Whip and mix on low just till blended.
Putting the blackberry dessert together
- When fruit topping and crust is cooled, spread the cream cheese mixture over the crust. Pour the blackberry topping on top, cover and chill several hours or overnight.
Notes
I like Clear Jell because it doesn't have an aftertaste that cornstarch can have. But cornstarch works just fine.
You can substitute pecans for walnuts if desired.
This recipe works for raspberries too! Black or red.
I haven't tested this exact recipe with fresh berries. You may need to adjust the water or clear jell ratio.
Wild blackberries will need more sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pieceCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 5gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 198mgPotassium: 172mgFiber: 3gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 787IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 1mg
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