Meyer Lemon Cheesecake
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Ready In: 2 hrs
Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1⁄2 cups lemon cookie crumbs
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, melted
Filling
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons meyer lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh meyer lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Topping
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh meyer lemon juice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
- *If you can't get Meyer lemons, mix equal parts fresh orange and fresh lemon juice to approximate their sweet fragrance and flavor.
- Preheat oven to 325°; grease a 9-inch springform pan with 3-inch sides.
- Crust: in a bowl, combine the cookie crumbs and butter; press into bottom of cheesecake pan and freeze.
- Filling: in a large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar on med-high speed for 3 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Mix in zest, juice, and vanilla; pour over frozen crust.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes or until the top is light brown and the center has a slight jiggle to it.
- Cool on the counter for 10 minutes (do not turn the oven off); the cake will sink slightly.
- Topping: in a small bowl, combine sour cream, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla; pour mixture into the center of cooled cake and spread out to edges.
- Bake for 5 minutes more.
- Cool on rack for 2 hours; cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before serving.
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