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Instant Pot Blueberry Cheesecake Recipe

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Did you know you can make some amazing sweet treats in ways other than your oven?

This Instant Pot Blueberry Cheesecake recipe is a favorite dessert.

I am going to show you just how simple it is to make. While you’re here, you should also check out our other Instant Pot desserts.

 

Here are the things you will need to make this recipe. It comes together quickly and easily and is one of the best ways to make a cheesecake.

Ingredients for Instant Pot Cheesecake

  • 16 oz cream cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 ½ cups water

 

Ingredient for Fresh Blueberry Topping

  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water

How to Make an Instant Pot Cheesecake 

 

Grab a small bowl and mix together the melted butter and graham cracker crumbs using a fork.

Press it into the bottom of your greased 7in springform pan.

Place in freezer until you are ready to use it. This will help the crust harden and set a bit. 

In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to whip the cream cheese until it is fluffy.


Next you want to add in the vanilla extract, sugar, and cornstarch until well combined.

The cornstarch is an ingredient that will help with thickening and will prevent it from cracking. 

Add in eggs one at a time and mix as you add each one. 

Finally, stir in the sour cream.

Grab your pan from the freezer and pour the cheesecake mixture into the pan.

Cover the springform pan with foil. 

Place the Instant Pot insert into the pressure cooker.

Pour 1 and a half cups of water into the Instant Pot insert.

Place your Instant Pot trivet into the pot.

Place the springform pan on top of the trivet.

Lock the lid and set the vent to sealed.

Press Manual/Pressure Cook and set time for 25 minutes.

When the time has counted down and the Instant Pot beeps, allow to natural release until the pin drops.

Natural release will help prevent cracking, we talk more about that below.

Carefully remove trivet and pan and place in refrigerator for 4hrs or overnight.

No, let’s make the blueberry topping.


How to Make a Fresh Blueberry Topping for Your IP Cheesecake 

In a small saucepan, add blueberries, water, sugar, and lemon juice. If you prefer, you could substitute the lemon juice for lemon zest if you prefer. 

Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Allow to simmer for a few minutes.

Mix cornstarch and water in a small cup and pour into the pan while stirring.

Once it is thickened, remove the pan from heat and allow it to cool.

Once it is cool you can top your cheesecake and serve.

Is Instant Pot Cheesecake Good

If you’ve never tried it, it really is time that you try it.

Cooking a cheesecake in the electric pressure cooker is fast and delicious. It is so good and tastes just like a cheesecake that has been cooked in a more traditional way.

Why Did My Instant Pot Cheesecake Crack 

There are a handful of things that can cause your cheesecake to crack.

  1. Over-mixing it is one of them. Just be aware of that as you mix everything together and do not mix more than needed.
  2. Both over cooking and under cooking the cake can cause it to crack. Ensure that you follow the directions to the recipe that you’re making. If  the size of the springform you are using is different than the size used in a recipe you’re following that could cause it to be over cooked or under cooked. For this recipe we are using a spirngform that is 7 inches and we cook it for 25 minutes. So if you change the size of the size of the pan you are going to beed to adjust the cooking time.
  3. Fast temperature changes can cause the cheesecake to crack. When the lid is removed from the Instant Pot, within seconds there is a very fast drop in the temperature inside the pressure cooker. As the cheesecake cools, because the temperature is changing, it shrinks. The shrinking is normal, but it need to happen slowly. I recommend you leave the lid on the Instant Pot and use the natural release process so that the shrinking and cooling happen at a slow pace. Also when you do remove the lid, remove it very slowly.

Best Pan for Instant Pot Cheesecake

For us, we like the 7 inch springform pan for making a cheesecake in the electric pressure cooker.

These are some of our favorites.


Blueberry Recipes

Looking for more blueberry recipes? We have you covered with a great list of ways to create with blueberries in the kitchen!

Desserts You Can Make in Your Instant Pot

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How many of you guys just LOVE your electric pressure cooker? Instant Pot recipes are a great way to get food done fast.

Did you know you could make super easy instant pot desserts? Blowing your mind right now right?! I am all about easy and simple when it comes to dinners, and even more crazy over desserts! If you are looking for something amazing to satisfy your sweets cravings then look no further. These instant pot dessert recipes will be your new favorites.

Instant Pot Desserts

1. Check out these Instant Pot Layered Rice Krispies made with Peeps marshmallows! Crystal & Co

2. This recipe for Instant Pot Red Velvet Lava Cake is simple, easy, and perfect as individual servings. Instant Pot Recipes

3. This Instant Pot Blueberry Cheesecake Recipe is fabulous. You won’t regret making it! Crystal & Co. 

3. Whip up this banana inspired Instant Pot Banana Bread with cream cheese frosting. A Mom’s Impression

4. If you love the flavors of pumpkin spice this Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake is scrumptious! Growing Up Gabel

5. This Instant Pot Vanilla Rice Pudding is so easy to make and so creamy! The Cents’ Able Shoppin


6. If you are looking for light, fluffy, and chocolatey make Choco-Spice Layered Cake in your instant pot. This Old Gal

7. It just doesn’t get any better than creamy White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake for dessert! Crafting in the Rain

8. Easy and done in 30 minutes this Instant Pot Cinnamon Roll French Toast is amazing. Ally’s Sweet & Savory Eats

9. Try this recipe for Spotted Dick Sponge Pudding packed with raisins and a pudding like texture! Recipe This

10. If you love a good tamale recipe this one for Chocolate Tamales will be your new favorite. The Cents’ Able Shoppin

11. Enjoy all the spices and deliciousness of this Apple Spice Cake made up in the instant pot. Wonder Mom Wanna Be

12. A wonderful dessert without the guilt, try this Low Carb Instant Pot Cheesecake. Savory Tooth

13. Try this creamy and sweet Instant Pot Creme Brulee. So good! Instant Pot Recipes

14. These Instant Pot Baked Apples are done in just 10 minutes and are super delicious. Real Advice Gal

15. Check out these chocolatey Instant Pot Cake Brownies that will not disappoint. Pressure Cooker Meals


16. This Apple Bread with Salted Caramel Icing has bits of yummy apples inside and the icing is something to rave about! Adventures of A Nurse

17. Make a Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake that has an Oreo crust that is so good. Pressure Cooking Today

18. It doesn’t get any better than Peach Cobbler that is made up so easy and with only a few ingredients. Life Family Fun

19. If you are a fan of Girl Scout Samoa cookies this Instant Pot Samoa Cheesecake is for you! Lady Behind the Curtain

20. This Instant Pot Chocolate Lava Cake has a yummy gooey center that is outstanding. Paint the Kitchen Red


21. Mouthwatering and simply delicious this Instant Pot Monkey Bread. Princess Pinky Girl

22. This Lemon Poppy Seed is zingy and the lemon flavors make it truly wonderful. Traditional Cooking School

23. You will love this light and creamy Key Lime Pie recipe that has a wonderful graham crust. Pressure Cooking Today

24. Make Instant Pot Dump Cake with any fruit filling you like! The Typical Mom

25. This Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Cake is not just for breakfast! Tried and True

 

Instant Pot Chocolate Lava Cake

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Most people do not know you can make Instant Pot desserts in your pressure cooker.

Did you know that?

We love lava cake. It is a favorite at our house. Let me show you just how easy it is to make Instant Pot Chocolate Lava Cake. You will love it!

 

This recipe tells you how to make four individual lava cakes using ramekins. This recipes tells you how to make them in your 6qt pressure cooker.


I also have an 8 qt Instant Pot. I am going to share a trick you with below for stacking more than four ramekins if you’re using an 8 qt pressure cooker.


 

What’s Lava Cake

Lava cake is a dessert that combines a creamy chocolate center with a flourless chocolate cake.

Many popular US restaurants offer it as a dessert but you can make it at home a variety of ways.

It is also referred to as Molten Chocolate Cake, or Chocolate Moelleux.

 

Lava Cake with Ice Cream

A popular way to serve chocolate lava cake is with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

The hot melting cake center mixed with the cold ice cream is a delicious dessert that many people love!

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 stick unsalted butter(cut into pieces)
  • 4 oz semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp instant coffee
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 tbsp all purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt

Gather up all of your ingredients.

Directions

First you want to grease four 6-8oz ramekins and coat with powdered sugar and set aside.

Melt the butter and chocolate in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute.

Stir and repeat every 15 seconds until chocolate is melted and smooth. Don’t go too long in between checking it when heating it up or it can harden and you will have to pitch it. 

Stir in powdered sugar.


Whisk in eggs and yolks, coffee, and vanilla.

If you’re not a coffee fan you can certainly omit the coffee. Totally up to you.

Stir in flour and salt.

Spoon equally into ramekins and cover with foil.


Pour 2 cups of water into Instant Pot liner and add trivet to the bottom.

Place 3 ramekins on the trivet and stack the 4th on top.

If you want to stack more than this and you’re using an 8 qt, this Instant Pot egg rack would be the perfect solution!

Lock Instant Pot lid and set vent to sealing.

Select Manual/Pressure Cook for 7-9 minutes. Yep, these sweet treat cook super fast in the electric pressure cooker. 

When Instant Pot countdown finishes, release pressure completely using the quick release.

Remove ramekins carefully(they will be hot).

When you go to remove them from the ramekins you might need to gently use a knife around the edges. Or, you could use a silicone spatula.

Dust with powdered sugar and serve immediately.


They are amazing!

 

Can You Make Lava Cake in the Slow Cooker? 

Did you know you can also make this in the slow cooker?

This is one way to make it as a whole cake and not use ramekins.

Here is my Crockpot Lava Cake recipe. So good!

This is a great way to make it ahead of time and take to a potluck!

 

Can Lava Cakes Be Reheated?

You can. Any cake that is not eaten after you make them, leave it in the ramekin and cover it in foil. Keep it in the fridge for five to seven days. It’s sugar… so already has lots of preservatives.

Reheat the ramekins in the microwave in 15 second increments until it is heated thoroughly.

Once heated, dust the top with powered sugar.

 

 

 

 

 

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Instant Pot Chocolate Lava Cake
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Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 stick unsalted butter(cut into pieces)
  • 4 oz semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp instant coffee
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 tbsp all purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Grease four 6-8oz ramekins and coat with sugar and set aside.
  2. Melt the chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute.
  3. Stire and repeat every 15 seconds until chocolate is melted and smooth.
  4. Stir in powdered sugar.
  5. Whisk in eggs and yolks, coffee, and vanilla.
  6. Stir in flour and salt.
  7. Spoon equally into ramekins and cover with foil.
  8. Pour 2 cups of water into Instant Pot liner and add trivet to the bottom.
  9. Place 3 ramekins on the trivet and stack the 4th on top.
  10. Lock Instant Pot lid and set vent to sealing.
  11. Select Manual/Pressure Cook for 7-9 minutes.
  12. When Instant Pot countdown finishes, release pressure completely.
  13. Remove ramekins carefully(they will be hot).
  14. Dust with powdered sugar and serve immediately.
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Instant Pot Strawberry Dump Cake

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Strawberries are a staple in our fridge when they are in season. Two of my boys will literally grab handfuls from the container and just eat them on a whim.

And we love to cook with them. Especially scrumptious desserts.

If you’re on the hunt for some delicious strawberry recipes, you’re in luck! We even use the pressure cooker to make this, which keeps the house cool!

Check out how easy it is to make this Instant Pot Strawberry Dump Cake.

Gather up all of your ingredients.

Ingredients:

Dump Cake: 

  • 1 (21 oz can) strawberry pie filling
  • 1 c sliced strawberries.
  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1 stick (8T) of butter, melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Vanilla Ice Cream for topping
  • foil for covering while cooking

Crumble:

  • 1 c all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 c oats
  • 1 c butter
  • 1 c brown sugar

 

 

Directions:

Grab a bowl that is pressure cooker friendly. A porcelain oven proof casserole bowl will work.


To this bowl, add the strawberry pie filling, vanilla extract, and strawberries that have been sliced with stems removed.

Pour your cake mix on top of the strawberry pie mixture just right out of the box.

Cut the butter into pats and place on top of your cake mix.

Cover the bowl in foil.

Place the bowl on top of the trivet inside the Instant Pot.

POUR ONE CUP OF WATER INTO THE BASE OF THE INSTANT POT. When cooking in the pressure cooker you must have at least 1 cup of liquid, as this is what helps the Instant Pot pressurize and cook the food.

Set the Instant Pot to manual high pressure for 10 minutes.


Meanwhile, while this is cooking, let’s prepare the crumble.

Place the butter in the saucepan and cook until melted on medium heat,

Add all other ingredients and remove from heat and stir until well combined and set aside.

Once the timer goes off on the pressure cooker and it stops cooking, allow it to slow release for 10 minutes and then you can remove the lid.

Take the foil off the baking dish and add your brown oat sugar crumble.

Pop it in the oven using the high broil setting for 5 minutes, uncovered. This will give it a gorgeous golden finish.

Spoon onto plates and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

 

Whole 30 Instant Pot Recipes

Are you looking for fast (but healthy) dinner ideas for your busy family?

Check out our instant downloadable cookbook that has Instant Pot Whole 30 recipes your family will love.

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