Crock Pot Cheesecake

So So GOOD! This is from Stephanie at 365 crock pot cooking blog: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/07/crockpot-cheesecake-recipe.html

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar
• 3  tablespoons  melted butter
• 16  ounces cream cheese
• 3⁄4 cup white sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  tablespoon flour

Directions

1. Find a heat-resistant dish that will fit into your crockpot for the cheesecake. You are going to create a bain marie, or water bath. I used a 1.5 qt Corning Ware dish and it fit nicely into 6qt oval. I tried a round cake pan in a 4 qt round, and that fit too. But I opted for my 6qt, because I'm more comfortable with how it heats.
2. In a plastic zipper bag, beat the animal crackers into crumbs with a rolling pin. Put a cup of the crumbs into a medium bowl, and add melted butter and brown sugar. Stir until it's wet and crumby. Press the crumbs into the bottom of the dish you are going to use.
3. In a separate bowl, cream the cheese, sugar, eggs, flour, cream, and vanilla with a hand-mixer. Unless you have one of those fancy Kitchen Aids. Then use that. Pour the cheese mixture on top of the crust. Lick the bowl.
4. Add 1/2 to 1 cup of water to the bottom of your crockpot. Lower the dish inside, being careful to not slosh water into your cheesecake.
5. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours. Check after 1 hour, just in case. The cheesecake is done when the edges are no longer shiny and have set. Touch lightly to see that you don't get a bunch of stuff on your finger---then you know it's done. My cheesecake wasn't perfectly set in the middle, but I unplugged the crock anyhow.
6. I cooked it for exactly 2 hours. Let the cheesecake sit in the cooling crockpot for an hour, before removing and transferring to the refrigerator. Chill in the refrigerator for about 2 hours before cutting and serving.