Heavenly Cheesecake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
12 slices
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
-
Crust
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3⁄4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, melted
-
Filling
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, sofened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
directions
- Crust.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- With cooking spray, lightly coat 9-inch spring form pan.
- In bowl, mix crumbs and cinnamon.
- Drizzle in butter; toss with fork until evenly moistened.
- Press crumb mixture onto bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of pan.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes until edges are lightly golden and crust is set;.
- Let cool on rack.
- Wrap outside of pan with Heavy Duty foil.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
- Filling:.
- In large bowl, with electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream cheese.
- 2 to 3 minutes or until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, scraping sides of bowl with rubber spatula, until smooth.
- With mixer on medium speed, add sour cream and vanilla.
- Beat in eggs, one at at time, just until incorporated. Pour into crust.
- Set filled pan in center of large roasting pan. Carefully pour enough boiling water into roasting pan to reach halfway up sides of springform pan.
- Bake 70 to 75 minutes, until center is almost set but still slightly jiggly. (DO NOT OVER BAKE; cake will firm as it cools). Let cool in water for 15 minutes. Transfer springform pan to cooling rack; let cool completely. Remove foil. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 8 hours or overnight.
- Run thin knife blade around edge of pan; remove pan sides. Transfer to serving plate. Let stand at room temperature 1/2 hour. Garnish with blueberries and strawberries.
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