No-Bake Blackberry Cheesecake Bars

No-Bake Blackberry Cheesecake Bars

Spring
300 min
9 servings
485 kcal / serving

These stunning No-Bake Blackberry Cheesecake Bars look more like a work of art than dessert.

Ingredients

  • 6 oz.blackberries
  • ¼ c.granulated sugar
  • ½juice of lime
  • 1sleeve graham crackers, crushed (about 1 1/4 c.)
  • 5 tbsp.unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 c.heavy cream
  • 1 c.powdered sugar, divided
  • 2blocks cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ c.greek yogurt, preferably full fat
  • 1 tsp.pure vanilla extract
  • 1juice of lime
  • kosher salt

Directions

  1. 1

    Make blackberry topping: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add blackberries, sugar, and lime juice. Simmer, breaking up blackberries with a fork, until all blackberries are broken down and mixture just begins to thicken, about 8 minutes. Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl. Let cool. (Mixture will remain liquidy.)

  2. 2

    Make crust: In a food processor, pulse graham crackers until fine crumbs. In a medium bowl, add graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter and mix until mixture looks like wet sand.

  3. 3

    Add crust mixture to an 8”-x-8” baking dish and spread into an even layer. Using the back of a spoon or small measuring cup, pack crust in tightly.

  4. 4

    Make filling: In a large bowl, using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment), beat cream and 1/4 cup powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Transfer whipped cream to another bowl.

  5. 5

    In the bowl you used to whip the cream, beat cream cheese and remaining ¾ cup powdered sugar until smooth. Add Greek yogurt, vanilla, lime juice, and a pinch of salt. Beat until no lumps remain. Add about ¼ cup of whipped cream and stir into mixture. Add remaining whipped cream and gently fold in until just combined.

  6. 6

    Pour mixture over crust and use an offset spatula to smooth top. Drop small spoonfuls of blackberry topping all over top of cheesecake. Use a toothpick to swirl mixture into top of cheesecake. Add more blackberry topping until your desired pattern and coverage is reached.

  7. 7

    Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 hours or up to overnight.