huckleberry cheesecake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jenny Westmoreland
rexburg, ID

This was a well earned dessert in my family, because we had to pick huckleberries every year for hours, and days on end just to have enough huckleberries to make a cheesecake every month or so. But it was worth the work just to get to eat it.

(1 rating)
yield 9 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For huckleberry cheesecake

  • 2 1/2 c
    crushed graham crackers
  • 1/2 - 1 c
    butter, melted
  • 1 can
    sweeten condensed milk
  • 1 - 8oz pkg
    cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1/3 - 1/2 c
    lemon juice
  • 1 - 2 c
    huckleberries , water to just cover berries, sugar to taste, thicken with cornstarch - or your choice of fruit

How To Make huckleberry cheesecake

  • 1
    Crush crackers until fine, put in bottom of 8x8 in. pan. Pour melted butter over crumbs and press to make crust. Put in fridge to chill.
  • 2
    Mix room temp. cream cheese and sweeten condensed milk until smooth. Add vanilla, mix. Add lemon juice, mix , to taste. Pour over cracker crust. Chill in fridge.
  • 3
    Put Huckleberries in saucepan and just cover with water, add sugar to taste, bring to a boil and thicken with cornstarch. Pour over crust and cream cheese as a topping then chill for about 30 min. You can use other fruit, such as cherries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or you can drizzle chocolate and/or carmel over the top.

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