Strawberry Filled Cheesecake

This makes such a beautiful dessert.

• Ready In: 1 hr 55 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons butter or 2  tablespoons margarine, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1  cup sugar
• 4  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 (21 ounce) can  strawberry pie filling

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325*. Wrap outside bottom and side of 10 inch springform pan with foil to prevent leaking. In a small bowl, mix cracker crumbs and 1/4 cup sugar; stir in butter. Press firmly in bottom of pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set.
2. In large bowl, beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, the eggs and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in sour cream. Spread half of mixture (about 3 cups) over crust. Spoon half of pie filling by tablespoonfuls onto cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining cream cheese mixture. (Refrigerate remaining pie filling.).
3. Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes or until center is set. Cool 15 minutes. Run metal spatula carefully along side of cheesecake to loosen. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
4. To serve, run metal spatula carefully along side of cheesecake to loosen again; remove foil and side of pan. Spoon remaining pie filling over cheesecake.