New York-style Cheesecake

PCrocker's Note:

I found this recipe in a magazine years ago. It's the best cheesecake I have ever tasted! The recipe calls for graham cracker crumbs but sometimes I use vanilla wafer crumbs. This recipe is submitted in loving memory of my friend Ronnie.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

Crust

• 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Coat bottom and sides of 8-inch springform pan with nonstick spray; set aside.
3. Crust: Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter together; press firmly over bottom of pan.
4. Filling: Mix sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl.
5. Add cream cheese and beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth.
6. Beat in eggs and vanilla just until mixed, scraping down the sides of bowl as needed.
7. On low speed, add cream; beat just to blend.
8. Pour into prepared pan.
9. Bake 55 to 60 minutes until cake has risen, edges are very lightly browned and center still jiggles when pan is moved.
10. Cool in pan on a wire rack about 1 1/2 hours (cake will set completely).
11. Run knife around edge of pan; cover loosely and refrigerate at least 4 hours.

Reviews

[Outi]

This is heavenly! I made this for my son's birthday and all the guests were raving about this! If it was possible to give 10 stars for this, I sure would! :D

[chanceosunshine]

Wow! This is outstanding! I made this for my son's birthday. I had never made cheesecake before. This is so good. Much better than anything you can buy. It's a simple recipe too. I made the crust with vanilla wafers and added 1 1/2 TBSP of sugar. It was wonderful. Thank you for this recipe!

[nurseryboy]

This was a great recipe! I prepared this recipe for a dinner party I did. Thank you for the post.