The Frugal Gourmet's New York Cheesecake

bengi's Note:

Very easy to make. Just throw the filling ingredients into the blender then pour over the crust. Delicious!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 16

Yield: 1.0 cheesec ...

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¼ cup melted butter , plus
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 ½ cups sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 lb cream cheese , broken into small pieces

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Mix together the cracker crumbs, ¼ cup sugar, and ¼ cup melted butter, and line the bottom of an 8- or 9-inch ungreased spring-form pan.
3. Blend sour cream, ½ cup sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a blender for 1 minute. Add the cream cheese. Blend until smooth.
4. Pour 2 tablespoons melted butter through the top of the machine. Blend and pour into the spring-form pan.
5. Bake in the lower third of a 350° oven for 45 minutes.
6. When baking is finished, turn oven on to broil. Broil the cheesecake until the top begins to show attractive spots of brown. Remove from oven.
7. Refrigerate for 4 hours, preferably overnight, before cutting and serving.

Reviews

[diannawatts_12576123]

I originally wrote this recipe down watching this amazing man in the 70's or 80's & have used it @ least 4 times a year. I have tried others but nothing compares to yummy & easy. Best EVER!

[Chef #1522598]

This cheesecake is so good!! Like Chef #1513609, I've had plenty of requests. People think it's hard to make, but oh, the simplicity!! You won't be sorry. Oh, you must absolutely use Daisy sour cream. Too bad you can't find cream cheese without all the fillers!

[Chef #1513609]

First time baking this cheesecake? Suggest one does NOT use low-fat sour cream nor low-fat cream cheese - this recipe is perfection when followed to the letter - (I use organic eggs & organic sugar, Philadelpia cream cheese & Daisy sour cream, real vanilla). Always use an 8" springform pan - perfect result over a 9" pan. Over 15 years using this recipe... NEVER disappointed it comes with lots of requests for an encore.