This is a straightforward, tasty cheesecake that tastes well simply or dressed up with sugared strawberries or blueberries on top. Yummy!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 individual package graham crackers, crushed
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
- 3 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a food processor, combine graham crackers, 2 tablespoons sugar, butter and cinnamon. Pulse until smooth. Press into the bottom of an 8×12 inch baking dish.
- In the food processor, combine cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, eggs and vanilla. Process until smooth. Pour over crust.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Allow to cool for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small bowl, mix together sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Spread over top of cheesecake. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 495 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 33 g |
| Cholesterol | 145 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 23 g |
| Sodium | 333 mg |
| Sugars | 24 g |
| Fat | 38 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Love it simple and always a hit! I cut small pieces and put strawberry or raspberry on top of each. Thank you for this recipe.
This turned out delicious! I had never made a cheesecake before but since I recently bought a spring pan I wanted to try it. I did the water-bath method and I had turned the temp down 25 degrees so it took a little longer. Next time I will keep the temp at 375 and probably would be done quicker. So yummy I served with strawberries on top.
I’ve made it now 4 times. Mother’s Day, Dad’s Birthday, Memorial Day, and Father’s Day. It’s my go to Cheesecake Recipe. This was the Father’s Day one, I made it with coconut shreds too
Best recipe ever! Whether it’s for work, dinner parties, or just for the kids, everyone loves it. It is so easy and everyone thinks you spent a lot of time in the kitchen.
Killer….. no joke!!
love this recipe. I’ve made it with a pecan and coconut crust. Different variations, pineapple coconut, pineapple peach coconut. now I’m trying banana cream, with a pecan and coconut crust. going to try a chocolate mousse top but I really don’t know what I’m doing. I’m a throw something in a pan person. still the basic recipe is the best and I love it!
I substitute the sugar with organic coconut palm sugar and for the topping was caramelized apples
I love this cheesecake and have been making it for years now. People now know me as a killer cheesecake maker. Thanks for the recipe!
This cheese cake was amazing! So very easy and effortless to make and the tastes just popped! very creamy! It is a recipe I will make again! Very yummy!!!
pretty good
I made this recipe, It is closest to the changes I’ve made in other recipes. I substituted 9% MF greek yogurt for the sour cream and used jumbo eggs. I used lemon Yogurt and added the zest of 3 lemons. It was fantastic!! Not one piece was left over. I baked in a water bath and cracked the oven to let it cool when it was done cooking ,after an hour I moved it to the counter to cool a few hours before moving it to the fridge to chill for 12 +hours. This is easy to flavour as you can use whatever flavour of yogurt you like.
Very easy to make. I’ve made it for over 3 years at least 3 times a year and it’s the first dessert item gone! The only challenge is baking it just right, or it’s to soft/ a little burnt. Best cheese cake ever.
My husband and I are head over heels for this recipe! Great crust and we love the sour cream topping for the cheese cake. I only make this recipe from now on.
This recipe is the perfect recipe for those who live their cheesecake not too sweet. This is the perfect plain cheesecake recipe. Toppings not needed but would be great with some also.
Sickly sweet, the cream cheese curdled, to much egg.
I only out half of the sugar in and tripled the vanilla.
Delicious! I used maple syrup instead of sugar.
This was some good cheesecake I just added canned cherries pie filling and a chocolate drizzle on top it was delish
Baking time of the cheesecake is 50-60 minutes, not 25-30. Recipe also needs adjusted to remove the specific measurement amounts which don’t update if the “servings” is changed. Otherwise, the cheesecake itself is amazing! Oh, and using the food processor made it effortless!
I have made this several times. My husband won’t let me make any other kind! Lol He says it’s the best ever! Thanks for sharing it!!
It was my very first try at baking a cheesecake and it turned out great. I made it for my boyfriend and he loved it. Definitely a keeper!!!