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New York Style Cheesecake Recipe

This creamy thick New York Style Cheesecake Recipe comes together with fresh ingredients like eggs, cream cheese, and sugar. The graham cracker crust lends a nice buttery yet crunch to the cake. Worried about cracks forming in your cheesecake? Add a sweet sour cream topping that adds an additional layer of flavor and hides the cracks.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Additional Time
6 hrs
Total Time
7 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 406 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the Graham Cracker Crust
  • 1-½ cups finely ground graham crackers
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
For the Filling
  • (3) 8 ounce packages of cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 eggs
For the Topping
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

For the Graham Cracker Crust
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  1. Invert bottom of spring-form pan, then lock on side and spray pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Stir together graham cracker, melted butter, sugar and salt in a bowl. Press onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of buttered pan. Fill immediately or refrigerate for up to 2 hours.
For the Cream Cheese Filling
  1. Put a rack in the middle of over and preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  3. Add 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix until well combined, scraping down sides of bowl with a spatula as needed.
  4. Put spring-form pan with crust on a baking sheet with sides (to catch any drips). Pour filling into crust. Bake until cake is set 3 inches from edge but center is still slightly wobbly, about 45 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack for 5 minutes. (Leave oven on). 
For Sour Cream Topping
  1. During the last 10 minutes of cheesecake baking. Stir together sour cream, vanilla, and powdered sugar in a medium size bowl. Set to the side.
  2. Remove the cheesecake from the oven. Pour sour cream topping in the middle of cheesecake. Use a spatula to smooth the topping all over the top of the cake. Make sure to leave a half inch of cheesecake exposed. Bake cheesecake for 10 minutes more. 
  3. Turn the oven off. Let the cheesecake rest in the oven for 20 minutes with the door cracked open.
  4. Remove the cheesecake from the oven. Run a knife around the top edge of cake to loosen it. Then let it cool completely in pan on a wire rack for about 1 hour. (Cake will continue to set as it cools). 
  5. Refrigerate cake, loosely covered, for at least 4-6 hours. Remove side of pan, transfer cake to plate, serve cold or bring to room temperature before serving.

Notes

  • make it easier to slide the cake off the bottom of the pan.
  • Spring-form Pan - It's best to always use a Spring-Form pan when baking Cheesecake. This will make it easier to slide the cake off the bottom of the pan.
  • Storing - The cheesecake can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.
  • Toppings - You can top this cheesecake with jam, caramel sauce (pictured above), chocolate sauce, fresh fruit, etc. The sky is truly the limit!

Nutrition Information

Serving 8oz. Calories 406kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 24g (37%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Cholesterol 143mg (48%) Sodium 269mg (11%) Potassium 130mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 34g (68%) Vitamin A 856IU (17%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 81mg (8%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 406

% Daily Value*

Serving 8oz.
Calories 406kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 24g 37%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Cholesterol 143mg 48%
Sodium 269mg 11%
Potassium 130mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 34g 68%
Vitamin A 856IU 17%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 81mg 8%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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