Heavenly Cheesecake

Submitted by ShortyBond

"This is actually a recipe from Kraft.com using Philadelphia Cream Cheese. It's so simple, but I've found it's taste is one of the best if you want a simple, plain cheesecake."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 Cake
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, Softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 3 egg whites

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F Lightly grease bottom of a 9" springform pan. Sprinkle pan with crumbs.
2. Beat cream cheese, sugar and extract with mixer until well blended.
3. Add eggs and egg whites one at a time, mixing after each one is added.
4. Pour into prepared pan.
5. Bake 55-60 minutes or until center is almost set. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

Reviews

[jennifer r.]

Try whipping egg whites to soft peaks, then fold into batter. Finished texture is amazingly light and fluffy!