Best Cheesecake from the Kraft Interactive Kitchen

Submitted by save the cows

"The best cheesecake recipe I've found so far!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1⁄3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar, divided
• 3 (8 ounce) packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S Sour Cream (or KNUDSEN)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F if using a silver 8- or 9-inch springform pan (or to 325°F if using a dark nonstick 8- or 9-inch springform pan). Mix graham cracker crumbs, margarine and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Press firmly onto bottom and 2-1/2 inches up side of pan; set aside.
2. Beat cream cheese and the remaining 1 cup sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour into crust.
3. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minute or until center is almost set. Turn oven off. Open oven door slightly. Let cheesecake set in oven 1 hour. Remove cheesecake from oven; cool completely. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Loosen cheesecake from rim of pan; remove rim. Top cheesecake with pie filling just before serving. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Reviews

[angie r chatlos]

this is wonderful.... made it with splenda and it was great didn't even put the fruit on top 5 stars all the way

 

[Sharon123]

Excellent cheesecake! Easy to put together, and my husband and I are loving it! Thanks! Made for PAC(Pick a Chef game) in the contests/events forum.

 

[bjd44535]

Giving you five stars for the ease of the recipe. Will rate later on taste as it is baking in the oven as we speak. Never attempted to try a cheesecake recipe before and after reading yours I thought what the heck. Glad I did. Only thing that I did different was not add the sugar to the graham crumbs.UPDATE. WOW....... This turned out and tasted great. I took a couple slices to friends of mine, who happen to be Korean, not big cheesecake eaters but big fans now. Still talking about it.