perfect & easy cheesecake

Name: Perfect & Easy Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 - 8oz package(s) cream cheese, room temperature; 2 cup(s) sugar; 2 pint(s) sour cream, lite; 6 large eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) graham cracker crumbs gluten free (or gf cookie crumbs); 1/4 cup(s) butter, melted; 2 tablespoon(s) sugar

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Bobbie Sicignano

Durham, CT

Updated on Aug 17, 2012

This recipe always turns out perfectly for me. When I know guests are gluten free, I use crushed gluten free cookies in place of the graham cracker crust.

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prep time 15 Min

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method Bake

yield 12 or more

Ingredients

4 - 8oz packages cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 pints sour cream, lite
6 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups graham cracker crumbs gluten free (or gf cookie crumbs)
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons sugar

How To Make perfect & easy cheesecake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Mix Graham Cracker Crumb crust by tossing in a bowl, the graham cracker crumbs, the melted butter and 2 Tbls. of Sugar. Press mixture on to bottom and slightly up sides of large spring-form baking pan.

Step 2

Blend cream cheese and sugar (I use my mixer) Add 1 egg at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Add Vanilla Fold in sour cream
Step 3

Pour into 10" Spring-form pan lined with Graham Cracker crumb crust
Step 4

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Next, Turn oven OFF but leave cheesecake in oven with door closed for an additional 45 minutes. Next, open the oven door and let cheesecake cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for 12 hours. Serve plain or with any fruit topping you like.
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