Key Lime Cheesecake

Submitted by dojemi

"This is one of my easiest (and most sinfully delicious!) cheesecakes, and it freezes well."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 12-14

ingredients

• 1 cup chocolate cookie crumb (Nabisco has them boxed)
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup key lime juice
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 16 ounces sour cream

directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 C).
2. Mix cookie crumbs with melted butter and press into bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Chill.
3. Using a blender, beat together eggs and 1 cup of sugar; add key lime juice, vanilla and cream cheese, mixing well.
4. Pour into prepared pan and bake 50 minutes or until top is set. Allow to cool.
5. In a small bowl, mix together sour cream and 1/4 cup remaining sugar. Spoon over top of cooled cake.
6. Return to the 300 degree F (150 C) oven and bake for 10 minutes.
7. Chill cheesecake overnight before removing from pan. If you wish, decorate with grated fresh lime.

Reviews

[delish 2]

I made this cheesecake for a birthday dinner dessert.I followed the directions and ingredients,but I'm sorry Dojemi it wasn't what I was hoping for...I just thought it was too tangy, I thought it needed more sugar or something.