No-Bake Huckleberry Cheese Cake

Do you need a delicious and beautiful dessert for Valentine's Day? Well look no farther. This cheese cake is easy to put together and a delight to the senses.

 

No-Bake Cheesecake with Huckleberry Sauce

Free of:  Gluten, Grain, Sugar

Full of:  Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Antioxidants, Vitamin C and K, Fiber, Folic Acid

 

Ingredients:

1-16 oz bottle heavy whipping cream-Organic

2-8 oz pkgs organic cream cheese

1/2 cup xylitol-or to taste

1 organic vanilla bean (I just used traditional organic vanilla)

2 cups walnuts finely crushed

4 tablespoons raw or organic butter

1 pint organic Huckleberries (or what ever berry you have.)

1 to 2 tbsp xylitol for berries(depending on sweetness of berries)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

 

Directions:

Allow both cream and cream cheese to become room temperature.

Mix whipping cream until stiff.  Set aside.  Mix cream cheese and xylitol until smooth.  (The longer the better to break down xylitol).  Add vanilla.  Mix into cream cheese mixture.  Pour cream cheese mixture into whipped cream and mix by hand well but gently.  Place bowl in refrigerator and chill.

Finely crush walnuts by hand or in food processor.  Melt butter in preheating oven.  Place crushed walnuts in pie plate.  Pour melted butter into crushed walnuts and carefully blend until mixture becomes a ball.  With fingers press and mold into the pie plate.  It does not have to be perfect, even small holes will be okay.  Place in preheated oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until butter is mostly absorbed and crust is just turning brown.

Take crust out and let cool completely.  Do not put filling in even if your crust is slightly above room temperature.  Once it is completely cool, pour in cheesecake mixture.  Place in refrigerator to set.  The cheesecake mixture will bind the crust as it sets.  

Topping:  Put berries in a saucepan with 1 to 2 teaspoons of xylitol depending on the ripeness of the berries.  Cook on low heat and allow to simmer until it slightly thickens and becomes sauce-like.  If you have a berry with seeds that you would prefer to avoid, pour through a strainer and place sauce in refrigerator to chill.

Key Lime Cheesecake:  After mixing the cream cheese mixture and the whipped cream mixture I add about 1/3 cup of key lime juice and the zest of one key lime.  Again, you can use more or less depending on the tartness of your limes. 

This dessert is also delicious with Chocolate Chips.

Many blessings to you this sweet and very fine day.--Kate