
Magnolia Bakery's Blueberry Jamboree
Ingredients
Blueberry Topping
- 1 1/2 cup(s) fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup(s) granulated sugar
- 1/8 cup(s) brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon(s) cornstarch
- 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon(s) water
- 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) water
- 2 cup(s) fresh blueberries
- 3/4 teaspoon(s) lemon zest
- 3/4 cup(s) (1 1/1 sticks) unsalted butter
- 2 cup(s) flour
- 1 cup(s) toasted pecans, chopped
Filling
- 2 cup(s) heavy cream
- 1 pound(s) cream cheese, room temperature, cut into chunks
- 2 cup(s) sifted confectioners' sugar
Directions
- Prepare blueberry topping: In a large pot combine 1 1/2 cups blueberries and both sugars.
- Place on stove on medium-high heat and stir constantly. Stir until sugar is combined and blueberries start to pop and come to a boil.
- Dissolve cornstarch in water. Add cornstarch/water mixture to the pot and stir until mixture becomes thick
.
- Remove from the heat and stir in remaining blueberries, combining gently. Add in the lemon zest and continue to combine gently and fully.
- Cool to room temperature and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Prepare the crust: Melt butter and combine with flour and pecans.
- Butter a 9" x 13" rectangular glass dish and press crust into it. Bake
at 325°F for about 15 minutes or until it just starts to lightly brown. Cool to room temperature.
- Prepare the filling and assemble: Whip heavy cream and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a mixer bowl, beat together cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture until combined and then spread onto cooled crust.
- Top with a thin layer of blueberry topping, about 4 cups.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour or until set.