ultimate cherry cheescake

Name: Ultimate Cherry Cheescake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 6 - honey graham crackers, finely crushed (i use a magic bullet); 1 cup(s) plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided; 3 tablespoon(s) butter, melted; 5 package(s) cream cheese, softened (8 ounce size); 3 tablespoon(s) flour; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla; 1 cup(s) sour cream; 4 large eggs; 1 can(s) cherry pie filling (21 ounce size)

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Elaine Bovender

Wilmington, NC

Updated on Jul 5, 2012

A few years ago, I was sitting in the waiting room waiting for my husband to finish a visit with his doctor. While I was waiting and thumbing through a magazine, I found this recipe. What caught my eye about it was that it didn't require a springform pan for baking the cheesecake. I immediately copied down the recipe and tried it upon returning home. It was without a doubt, one of the best cheesecakes I ever tasted! It does require a little work, but oh so worth it! This recipe has been a hit with my family and with many a church pot luck since. Hope that y'all enjoy it as much as we have!

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This was a large, 9 X 13 cheesecake that I took to a church potluck. This little piece was all that I had left! It's soooooo good!

prep time 20 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 12 to 15

Ingredients

6 - honey graham crackers, finely crushed (i use a magic bullet)
1 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
3 tablespoons butter, melted
5 packages cream cheese, softened (8 ounce size)
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup sour cream
4 large eggs
1 can cherry pie filling (21 ounce size)

How To Make ultimate cherry cheescake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 13 X 9 inch baking dish with aluminum foil with edges overlapping.

Step 2

Mix graham cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar and butter. Press into bottom of foil lined pan and bake for 10 minutes.
Step 3

Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, and vanilla until blended. Add sour cream and blend. Add eggs one at a time, mixing on low speed until blended after each addition.
Step 4

Pour cream cheese mixture over graham cracker crust and bake for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Refrigerate for 4 hours.
Step 5

Once refrigeration is complete, use the foil to lift cheesecake from pan and carefully transfer to a serving platter. Top with pie filling and serve.
Step 6

YUMMY!!
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