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No Bake Saskatoon Berry Cheesecake

July 21, 2017

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Currently the temperature is hovering around 30 degrees celsius these days and I will do anything to avoid turning on my oven.  Enter the no-bake saskatoon berry cheese cake.

No oven, no cracking cheesecake, and no worrying about burning or undercooking a traditional cheesecake.

No Bake Saskatoon Berry Cheesecake

For those of you who have never had the pleasure, a saskatoon berry is very similar to a blueberry, except it has a meatier texture and a tarter taste.  I grew up on an acreage with close to 1000 saskatoon berry trees, so I know a thing or two about eating, picking, cleaning, and baking with saskatoon berries.

And weeding, but lets not talk about that.

Related: For the Love of Berry Picking

No Bake Saskatoon Berry Cheesecake

Simple Ingredients for oven free Saskatoon berry cheesecake

The ingredients for no-bake saskatoon berry cheesecake are simple–saskatoon berries, lemon juice, cream cheese, whipped cream, sugar, graham crackers, and butter.  This version is not too sweet and tastes delightful with raspberry sauce.

I make a quick and easy raspberry sauce by thinning out some raspberry jam with a bit of water.

Related: Tips for picking, cleaning, and processing berries

No Bake Saskatoon Berry Cheesecake

Start by whipping your whipping cream until it forms stiff peaks.  Set aside.  In a separate bowl, whip the cream cheese with 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/4 sugar.  Add the whipping cream and whip until combined.  Use room temperature cream cheese to avoid lumps.

Add three cups of saskatoon berries, 1/2 cup of sugar, and 2 tbsp lemon juice and blend.  saskatoon berries are meatier than blueberries, so you’ll have to put them on pulse if you want a finer texture.

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I wanted to make my no bake saskatoon berry cheese cake look fancy for the blog post, so I separated my cream cheese mix and berries to make different shades for an ombre look.  You can just mix the saskatoon berries into the cream cheese and keep things simple.  If you do decide to go fancy, make sure you leave enough white for the top layer.

No Bake Saskatoon Berry Cheesecake

Mix 30 crushed graham crackers with 1/2 cup melted butter and 2 tbsp of sugar to form the crust.  Press into the bottom of your cheesecake pan.  You could also use a 9×13 pan in a pinch.

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Dreading turning on your oven? No bake Saskatoon berry cheesecake to the rescue! Make this easy summer dessert recipe when you need a fancy cake with fresh summer berries.

Spread the darkest layer first.  spoon the next colour on in small spoonfuls and spread.  Do the same with the white layer.  This is a little finicky, but worth the effort.

Allow to set in the fridge for at least 4 hours and serve.  I piped some whipped cream on top of my cake for presentation, but you can serve as-is.

The no-bake cheesecakes of my childhood seemed more like pudding to me.  This one is definitely more like cheesecake.  Now that I’ve seen how easy a no-bake cheesecake comes together, I highly doubt I’ll ever make a real cheesecake again.

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Dreading turning on your oven? No bake Saskatoon berry cheesecake to the rescue! Make this easy summer dessert recipe when you need a fancy cake with fresh summer berries.

This recipe would work so well with raspberries, strawberries, cherries, or blueberries.  Best of all, you don’t have to slave over a hot oven!

Love no-bake desserts?  Give No-Churn Cherry Cheesecake Ice cream or No-Churn Raspberry Chocolate Ice cream a try!

Dreading turning on your oven? No bake Saskatoon berry cheesecake to the rescue! Make this easy summer dessert recipe when you need a fancy cake with fresh summer berries.

One final note: This version is not too sweet, so you might want to add some raspberry sauce if you need more sugar.  I make a super quick sauce by adding a bit of water to raspberry jam.  You can also cook raspberries with a bit of sugar and cornstarch to make a lovely sauce that’s good on pancakes too.

Related: 10 Must Try Raspberry Recipes

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No Bake Saskatoon Berry Cheesecake

 

Easy summer no bake cheesecake with fresh saskatoon berries

Serves 12
Ingredients:3 cups Saskatoon berries,

1/4 cup sugar,

2 tbsp lemon juice,

2 cups whipping cream,

16 oz cream cheese (2 bricks),

1/4 cup lemon juice,

1/2 cup sugar,

30 crushed graham crackers, approximately 2 cups,

1/2 cup melted butter,

2 tbsp sugar.

Instructions

Whip your whipping cream until it forms stiff peaks.  Set aside.  In a separate bowl, whip the cream cheese with 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/4 sugar.  Add the whipping cream and whip until combined.

In a separate bowl, add three cups of saskatoon berries, 1/2 cup of sugar, and 2 tbsp lemon juice and blend.  Combine cream cheese and saskatoon berry mixture.

Crush 30 graham crackers and mix with 1/2 cup butter and 2 tbsp sugar.  Press into the bottom of a cheesecake pan.

Spread the cheesecake mixture and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours.

Serve and enjoy!

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What’s your favourite no-bake dessert?  Tell me in the comments!

Kristen Raney

Kristen is a former farm kid turned urban gardener who owns the popular gardening website, Shifting Roots.  She is obsessed with growing flowers and pushing the limits of what can be grown in her zone 3b garden.  She also loves to grow tomatoes, but oddly enough, dislikes eating them raw.

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About Kristen Raney

Kristen is a former farm kid turned urban gardener who owns the popular gardening website, Shifting Roots.  She is obsessed with growing flowers and pushing the limits of what can be grown in her zone 3b garden.  She also loves to grow tomatoes, but oddly enough, dislikes eating them raw.

Comments

  1. Dee says

    August 10, 2017 at 9:50 am

    How refreshing does that look??? All of life's goodness into one cake!!! LOVE IT!
    Reply
  2. Janice says

    July 26, 2018 at 7:49 am

    Thx. Looks like a unique and refreshing take on cheesecake. The recipe calls for one quarter cup of sugar and another one quarter cup of sugar. But the instructions specify one half cup of sugar mixed with the berries. Is there an error on the ingredients list? I thought I should check with you. Maybe I am missing something. Thanks again. I hope your crop of sakatoobs this year was as good as ours here in Manitoba
    Reply
    • Kristen Raney says

      July 27, 2018 at 3:35 pm

      Thank you Janice! That was an error on my part. You only need to split the 1/2 cup of sugar between your cream-cheese only layer and your layers with Saskatoon berries if you're making the cake as shown. If you're not doing the layers, you can just put the 1/2 cup in with the cream cheese, whipping cream, and berries all at once. Also, I should note that when some of my readers made it, they would have preferred it a little sweeter. Feel free to add a bit more sugar if you like and it suits your taste buds. I will fix the directions.
      Reply
    • Kristen Raney says

      July 27, 2018 at 3:51 pm

      Okay, so I looked it over and it should actually be 3/4 cup sugar total, not a 1/2 cup sugar total. I've changed the recipe to reflect that.
      Reply
  3. Amanda says

    August 2, 2018 at 9:27 am

    Can you use frozen berries? This looks delicious!
    Reply
    • Kristen Raney says

      August 2, 2018 at 10:32 am

      Yes, absolutely!
      Reply
  4. Jorlene says

    August 3, 2019 at 4:47 pm

    Hi Kristen, what size springform pan do you recommend for this? I have a set of 3 different sizes and I'm not sure which would be best. Thanks
    Reply
    • Kristen Raney says

      August 16, 2019 at 4:23 pm

      I use the 9 inch size. I hope it works well for you!
      Reply

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