Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

Ingredients

The crust

• 1 2/3 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted

The cheesecake filling

• 3 pkgs. cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• seeds of 2 vanilla beans
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup heavy cream

The mousse layer

• 7 oz white chocolate, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 6 oz cream cheese, nearly at room temperature
• 1 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• seeds of 1 vanilla bean

The whipped cream topping

• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• seeds of 1/2 vanilla bean (optional)

Instructions

Nutrition Facts (estimated)