Berry Cream Cheese Pie - No Water Bath
This Cream Cheese Pie is much easier to make than a cheesecake, but just as delicious! With its buttery crust, robust berry flavor, and creamy filling, this decadent dessert is perfect for any occasion but is easy enough for first-time bakers to tackle. Try with just one type of berry or a mixture with blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. Baked in the oven but you don't have to worry about the top cracking.
Servings 8
Calories 454kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup Vanilla Wafers, crushed about 3 cups whole
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 cup blackberries
- ½ cup sugar plus 2 tbsp
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 packages cream cheese 8 oz, room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º. Spray a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
- Crush vanilla wafers and combine with melted butter. Stir with a fork and place in the pie dish. Press it evenly on the bottom and up the sides and tap it with the bottom of a measuring cup or any flat surface. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, add the fruit, fresh or frozen, along with 2 tablespoons of sugar. Cook over high heat for 3-5 minutes if fresh fruit, 5-6 if frozen until the berries have softened and broken apart and it has started to thicken.
- Combine the water and cornstarch in a small bowl and add to the berries, cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly until it is thick like jam. Set aside to cool.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, add the cream cheese, ½ cup sugar, eggs, cream and vanilla and mix until light and fluffy. Pour into the prepared pie crust and even out the top. Gently pour or spoon the berry mixture over the top, spreading it so that it covers the pie.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the center is no longer jiggly. Let cool and then refrigerate.
Notes
- You can use fresh or frozen berries and any combination.
- Make sure the berry mixture has thickened and cooled before adding it to the top of the pie filling.
- This pie needs to refrigerate once it has cooled to set completely.
