Blueberry & Lemon Cheesecake

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Ingredients:

150g chopped blueberries

60ml orange juice

2 tbsp Fairtrade caster sugar

2 tsp cornstarch

225g cream cheese, softened

2 free range eggs

100g Fairtrade brown sugar

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp grated lemon peel

150g flour

65g rolled oats

135g Fairtrade brown sugar

75g chopped nuts

120g butter or margarine

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 175°C and lightly grease the bottom of a 13” by 9” tin.

2. In a saucepan combine the blueberries, orange juice, 2 tablespoons of sugar and cornstarch; stir until dissolved.

3. Cook over a medium heat stirring until thick and bubbly, then set aside to cool.

4. Combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, and the nuts in a large bowl.

5. Cut in the butter and mix in until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

6. Set aside one cup of the mixture for the topping.

7. Use the remaining crumble mixture as the base for the recipe.

8. Press this firmly into the bottom of your baking tray and cook for ten minutes.

9. Use a blender to combine the cream cheese, eggs, brown sugar, lemon juice, and peel until well mixed.

10. Pour the mixture on top of the baked base. Top with the blueberry mixture.

11. Sprinkle the remaining cup of crumble mixture over the top, then bake in the oven for 20 -25 minutes, until the top has browned.

Bon Appetit!

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