Description
Homemade blueberry cream cheese pie delivers a delightful fusion of tangy cream cheese and sweet blueberry filling. Rich pastry and fresh ingredients combine for an irresistible dessert you’ll savor with pure culinary pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese or neufchatel (room temperature)
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups (8.25 oz / 234 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (57 g) cold butter (cut into ¼ inch pieces)
- 4 to 7 tbsps ice water
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsps sugar
- ¼ cup (60 g) sour cream (regular or light)
- ¼ cup (50 g) sugar
- 2 tbsps cornstarch
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp heavy cream or milk
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 1 pinch or 2 of salt
Instructions
- Crust Preparation: Blend flour, salt, and sugar, then cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Gradually add ice water, forming two dough disks. Chill for 30 minutes to stabilize texture.
- Crust Baking: Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll out one dough disk, line 9-inch pie pan, and dock bottom with fork. Cover with parchment, fill with pie weights, and bake 12 minutes. Remove weights, continue baking 5 minutes until golden.
- Cream Cheese Filling: Reduce oven to 350°F. Whip cream cheese until silky, then incorporate sour cream, sugar, egg, vanilla, lemon zest, and salt until smooth and homogeneous.
- Blueberry Topping: Gently coat blueberries with cornstarch, sugar, and lemon juice. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly in pre-baked crust, then distribute blueberry mixture across surface.
- Finishing Touch: Whisk remaining egg with cream, brush pie edges and optional decorative elements. Bake 45-50 minutes until filling sets and surface appears slightly firm.
- Cooling and Serving: Let pie cool completely on wire rack for 2 hours before slicing and enjoying. This allows filling to set and flavors to meld harmoniously.
Notes
- Chill Dough Strategically: Refrigerating pie dough for 30 minutes helps relax gluten and firm butter, ensuring a flakier, more tender crust.
- Blind Bake with Precision: Using pie weights prevents crust from puffing up, creating a stable base for creamy fillings.
- Control Baking Temperature: Reducing oven heat after initial baking prevents over-browning and ensures even, gentle cooking of delicate cream cheese filling.
- Handle Blueberries Gently: Tossing berries with cornstarch and sugar helps prevent excess liquid and creates a beautifully thickened fruit layer.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg