Baked Philly Cheesecake
By
Fran Miller
@TchrLdy71
3
I've used this easy (and relatively inexpensive) recipe for years & gotten rave reviews. If they only knew it was so simple to make!
Feel free to use a ready-made graham cracker crust. You can even carefully place it in a regular pie dish. We won't tell! =^..^=
Feel free to use a ready-made graham cracker crust. You can even carefully place it in a regular pie dish. We won't tell! =^..^=
Rating:
★★★★★ 2 votes
Comments:
Serves:
6-8, depending on serving size
Prep:
15 Min
Cook:
30 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
- 1 stick
- butter or margarine
- 2 c
- graham cracker crumbs
- 2 Tbsp
- white sugar
- 16 oz
- (2 blocks) philadelphia cream cheese
- 1/2 c
- white sugar
- 1/2 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 2
- large eggs
FOR THE CRUST:
FOR THE FILLING
A CAN OF CHERRY PIE FILLING OR OTHER FRUIT, IF DESIRED
How to Make Baked Philly Cheesecake
- 1Put the cream cheese into a large mixing bowl & set out for about an hour. (You don't really need a bowl this large, but the deeper, the better since the filling likes to fly around the kitchen when you mix it up.) When the time is up, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- 2In a different microwave-proof medium-sized bowl, melt the butter for about 30 seconds. Add the graham cracker crumbs & sugar.
- 3Stir them together with a fork & put into a pie dish, savings a few bits of crumbs for decorating at Step #7. Using your fingers (or a spoon, if you want), press the crumbs up the side of the pie dish. Then flatten the bottom of the crust. Set aside.
- 4Going back to the bowl with the softened cream cheese, the recipe says to beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla, THEN add the eggs and beat again. (As you can see from the photo, I have a hard time following directions.)
- 5This is what it looks like when you do it as directed. =^..^=
- 6Whichever way you did it, beat the filling ingredients with a mixer until well-blended.
- 7Spoon into the prepared pie crust. If you remembered to hold back a few crumbs, sprinkle them on the top. (If you forgot, it's OK. The cheese cake will still be delicious. Promise!)
- 8Bake at 350 degrees F. for around 30-40 minutes, or until the center is almost set. Cool, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- 9Top with fruit and/or whipped cream, if desired.
