Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

Name: Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 1 9 in. cheesecake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups finely crushed graham crackers; 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 1 cup butter, softened; 1 egg yolk, beaten; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla, divided; 16 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons cornstarch (or 3 T flour); 2 vanilla pod, beans removed, divided; 2 cups whipping cream; 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; 4 ounces one-third less fat reduced-fat cream cheese, softened; 4 ounces white chocolate baking squares, melted

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Recipe by KatiesMama

My husband is in love with the vanilla bean cheesecake from TGI Fridays, so I was sent on a search to find a similar recipe. He says this is very good, and nearly the same as their recipe. One warning: He doesn't eat the crust, so I don't know if that is exactly the same as their recipe. This will take a lot of time to make, but is worth it.

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READY IN: 4hrs

YIELD: 1 9 in. cheesecake

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1 ¹⁄₂

cups finely crushed graham crackers
1 ¹⁄₄

cups sugar, divided
¹⁄₂

cup butter, melted
1

cup butter, softened
1

egg yolk, beaten
³⁄₄

teaspoon vanilla, divided
16

ounces cream cheese, softened
1

cup sour cream
2

tablespoons cornstarch (or 3 T flour)
2

vanilla pod, beans removed, divided
2

cups whipping cream
3

tablespoons powdered sugar
4

ounces one-third less fat reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
4

ounces white chocolate baking squares, melted

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 9 in springform pan with foil and spray with non-stick spray.
Mix the graham crackers with 1/4 C sugar.
Add the egg yolk, 1/4 t. vanilla, and melted butter, in that order.
Press mixture into the pan, and bake for 8 minutes (or until edges are slightly brown).
Remove and let cool.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine cream cheese, sour cream, cornstarch, and 1 C sugar, mixing until sugar dissolves. Add butter, 1/2 t vanilla, and beans from one vanilla pod, blend until smooth. Spread on crust.
Bake 30-35 minutes, cool 1 hour.
In a cold mixing bowl, beat 1 C cream until soft peaks form. Add 2 T powdered sugar, and continue beating. Place in another bowl in fridge. Without washing first bowl, beat the 1/3 less fat cream cheese in it, until fluffy. Add the white chocolate, and beat until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream from fridge; place back in fridge.
In another cold bowl, beat 1 C whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add 1 T powdered sugar, and beans from one vanilla pod beating until stiff peaks form.
Spread mousse evenly on top (cream cheese/white chocolate mixture). Refrigerate for an hour, then spread whipped cream on top. Refrigerate several hours before serving.

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