No-Bake Huckleberry Cheesecake

The best huckleberry dessert ever. It is a no-bake, cheesecake dessert that hooked this midwestern girl on huckleberries. Passed down from Mama Marchbanks.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 320 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• ¼ cup apple juice
• 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) tub frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 individual package chocolate graham crackers, crushed
• 3 cups huckleberries

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix graham crackers and butter together in a bowl and pat crust into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Mix cream cheese, whipped topping, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together with an electric mixer. Spread filling over the crust.

Step 3

Crush 1 cup huckleberries in a bowl with a potato masher. Add apple juice and cook in a saucepan over low heat for 2 minutes.

Step 4

Mix sugar and cornstarch in another bowl. Stir slowly into the hot berry mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until thick, about 15 minutes. Add remaining berries. Pour mixture over the filling.

Step 5

Refrigerate cheesecake until berries cool, about 3 hours.