Ultimate Cheesecake

KristinaKristina

ingredients

  • Crust:
  • 2 cups fine ground graham crackers
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
  • Filling:
  • 1 lb cream cheese, softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 1 pint sour cream
  • Dash vanilla extract

directions

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 325°F

  • 2

    In a bowl, combine crust ingredients with a fork until moistened. Lightly coat a spring form pan with nonstick spray. Press crumbs into pan, even out with the bottom of a measuring cup along the bottom and 1" up the sides. Refrigerate for 5 minutes.

  • 3

    In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese for 1 minute. Add in the eggs one at a time, then gradually add the sugar and beat 1-2 minutes. Add in sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla; beat until smooth. Pour into the spring form pan and smooth out the top.

  • 4

    Put pan on a large sheet of aluminum foil and fold up the sides. Place into a roasting pan and pour in boiling water halfway up the sides of the pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Cool on the counter for 30 minutes then refrigerate for 4 hours.

reviews

Welcome to TasteBook
All your favorite recipes
& cookbooks in one place.
  • top cookbook recipes
  • best web recipes
  • your personal recipes

RECIPES SAVED TO TASTEBOOK

2 , 7 0 7 , 9 0 6
Join TasteBook, it's Free!

Win a $250 gift card from Williams-Sonoma

Willams_sonoma_card2 Pin luscious recipe photos to Pinterest from our featured collections or your own. Try it, it's addictive!

Enter Pin it & Win it

Love Struck Chocolate Bundt Cake

Nestle

Recommended Collections

Explore more recipe collections »

make a cookbook & personalize it!

a cool + fab gift »