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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
- Invert bottom of spring-form pan, then lock on side and spray pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- 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.
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For the Cream Cheese Filling
- Put a rack in the middle of over and preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 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.
- Add 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix until well combined, scraping down sides of bowl with a spatula as needed.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Turn the oven off. Let the cheesecake rest in the oven for 20 minutes with the door cracked open.
- 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).
- 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.