National Blueberry Cheesecake Day!

Today, May 26th, is National Blueberry Cheesecake Day! Yum!

Blueberries are indigenous to North America, and combine that blueberry with the development of cream cheese, some might consider the blueberry cheesecake to be a truly American dessert! While recipes for cheesecake served athletes in ancient Greece, it was James Kraft who developed a form of pasteurized cream cheese in 1912. It’s this trademarked Philadelphia Cream Cheese that many cheesecake makers use today.

Cheesecakes can be prepared baked or unbaked, and blueberry cheesecakes can have the blueberries incorporated into the cheesecake, on top, or both!

Blueberries ripen in summer, so cheesecake is the perfect summertime dessert! Grab a plate and serve yourself a slice of blueberry cheesecake!