Description
Best Cheesecake Recipe: Creamy Dreaminess You Can’t Resist
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup butter (melted)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 packages cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Generously spray the inside of a 9” springform pan with nonstick spray.
- Wrap the bottom and sides of the pan with aluminum foil.
- Mix the graham cracker crust ingredients and press them firmly into the bottom of the springform pan. Bake for 8 minutes until golden brown, then allow to cool.
- Beat softened cream cheese until smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Incorporate sugar, salt, vanilla, and lemon extract into the cream cheese mixture. Beat until smooth.
- Add eggs and yolks one at a time, blending each fully.
- Gently mix in sour cream and heavy cream.
- Pour the filling over the cooled crust, smoothing the top with a spatula.
- Place the cheesecake inside a larger baking pan filled with hot water.
- Bake for 1 hour, the center should jiggle slightly.
- Turn off the oven, let the cheesecake sit inside for another 35 minutes.
- Run a hot knife around the edge of the cheesecake, then let it cool for 2-4 hours.
- Remove the cheesecake from the oven and place on a cooling rack.
- Once cooled, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 8-10 hours in the refrigerator before serving.
Notes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg