Elaine's Cheese Pie Royale
photo by PaulaG
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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1 cheese cake
- Serves:
- 8-10
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs (20 crackers)
- 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 16 ounces cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- cinnamon, to sprinkle
- 1 1⁄2 cups sour cream
directions
- Have all engredients at room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Crust:
- Make graham crackers into crumbs by placing ia plastic bag and crushing with a rolling pin or in a food processor.
- Combine cracker crumbs, melted butter and 2 Tablespoons sugar.
- Press into a 9-inch springform pan.
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Filling:
- In a mixing bowl, beat eggs thoroughly.
- Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar.
- Add cream cheese a little at a time, beating between each addition until smooth.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
- Pour filling into crust.
- Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Cool.
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Topping:
- Increase oven temperature to 400°F.
- Combine sour cream, 2 Tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
- Spread topping over baked filling.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
- Place in refrigerator to cool.
- Enjoy!
- Refrigerate any leftovers.
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Reviews
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This recipe was made for the *Diabetic Forums Valentine Dessert Makeover*. I made several changes to reduce the carbs, fat, and sugar. The crust was reduced by half with still plenty for the pie. The cream cheese was Neufhatel Cheese and a combination of sugar and Splenda granular was used in the filling. The sour cream was a light sour cream and only half was used in the topping. The pie even with my changes was very rich and creamy. This makes 8 very generous servings. Each slice was garnished with a red, juicy strawberry. Thanks acerast for letting me make-over your recipe.
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