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Easy Cheesecake

URL: https://bakingmischief.com/easy-cheesecake-recipe/

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 1 ½ cups crushed graham cracker crumbs
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cheesecake Base

  • 12 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
  • 2 large eggs, well-beaten
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Sour Cream Top

  • 1 ½ cups sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • teaspoon salt

Homemade Strawberry Sauce

  • 4 cups hulled and chopped fresh strawberries
  • cup granulated sugar
  • cup water
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Prepare the crust by mixing graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon, then press into a pie pan and chill.
  2. Preheat the oven to 375°F and mix cream cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt until well combined, then pour into the chilled crust and bake for about 20 minutes.
  3. Let the cheesecake cool for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  4. Preheat the oven to 425°F, mix sour cream, sugar, vanilla, and salt, pour over the cooled cheesecake, and bake for 5 minutes.
  5. Cool at room temperature for 20 minutes, then refrigerate for 6 to 12 hours before serving.
  6. For the strawberry sauce, combine strawberries, sugar, water, lemon juice, and cornstarch in a saucepan, simmer until thickened, and chill before serving.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
10 slices
Calories
525
Total fat
30g
Total carbohydrates
60g
Total protein
8g
Sodium
300mg
Cholesterol
100mg

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