This no-bake frozen blueberry pie with a graham cracker crust is creamy, delicious and perfect for a summer dessert!
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Additional TimeInactive Time3 hourshrs
Total Time3 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Yield: 10-12 servings
Ingredients
For the graham cracker crust:
1 ½cupsgraham cracker crumbs (from about 1 ½ packages from a box)
¼cupsugar
¼cupbutter, melted
For the blueberry pie filling:
3cupsfresh blueberries (see notes)
⅔cupgranulated sugar
8oz.cream cheese (I use ⅓ less fat)
1 ½cupsplain yogurt (see notes)
½cuppowdered sugar
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
½cupheavy cream
Instructions
Make the graham cracker crust. I crush the graham crackers in a food processor (that I reuse in the next part for the blueberry pie filling), then add the sugar, pulse it to combine, and add the butter. Pulse it a few times and it’ll get nice and combined and crumbly for you.
Dump the crust into a well-greased 9-inch springform pan or deep-dish pie plate. Spread it evenly around the bottom and then work it up the sides. I use a measuring cup or a glass to flatten the bottom and then press the mixture against the sides of the pan. Stick the pan the refrigerator to firm up a bit while you make the filling.
Next, make the filling. Combine blueberries, sugar and ½ cup yogurt in your (wiped out) food processor and process until smooth. You could use a blender, too.
In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, remaining 1 cup of yogurt, powdered sugar and vanilla and use an electric mixer (or stand mixer) to combine until smooth. (Start on slow so your powdered sugar doesn’t go everywhere.)
Add the blueberry mixture to the cream cheese mixture and beat on medium to combine.
In a separate bowl, add heavy cream and use your (rinsed off) mixer to beat it until it turns into whipped cream - stiff peaks are what you want (see notes below).
Fold the whipped cream into the blueberry mixture and carefully combine. Get your graham cracker crust from the refrigerator and pour the blueberry pie filling into it.
Freeze the pie until solid, about 3-4 hours. Slice with a serrated pie cutter or knife, serve and enjoy! Extras can be stored in the freezer, well covered with plastic wrap, for up to 7-10 days.
Notes
Graham cracker crust: I don't recommend using a store-bought crust because we need to push that crumb up much higher in a much deeper pan. Feel free to use ready-made graham cracker crumbs if you want to skip the step of pulsing them.Blueberries: I always opt for fresh blueberries. You can try making this pie with frozen blueberries, just be sure they are completely thawed and that there's no extra water on them that would water down the mixture.Cream cheese: It's fine to use ⅓ less fat cream cheese in this recipe; I've done that many of times. I don't recommend fat free because that'll take away some flavor and richness. And of course, full fat works too - it'll bring all the richness to this dessert.Yogurt: You can use plain non-fat (or full-fat) yogurt or substitute plain non-fat or 2% or 5% Greek yogurt. I've tested this recipe with all of those kinds of yogurt. Heavy cream: Also called heavy whipping cream, depending on the brand. We're using this to make whipped cream to add to the pie filling for lightness. (The stand mixer is already out, so might as well use it again!) I haven't tested this with store-bought whipped cream; it has sweetener added, so may change the taste a bit.