Cheesecake

Name: Cheesecake
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams cream cheese, at room temperature; 5 larges eggs, room temperature; 237 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 10 servings Serving suggestion: Fresh or Marinated Berries, or Raspberry Sauce; 237 milliliters sour cream; 158 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp sugar; 59 milliliters unsalted butter, melted; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

If $1.1 per serving falls in your budget, Cheesecake might be an excellent vegetarian recipe to try. This recipe makes 10 servings with 411 calories, 7g of protein, and 32g of fat each. If you have heavy cream, sugar, graham cracker crumbs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

To make the crust: In a small bowl, mix the cracker crumbs with the melted butter and the sugar together until evenly moistened. Press the crumb mixture onto the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.

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Cracker Crumbs

Butter

Crust

Sugar

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Springform Pan

Bowl

Bake the crust until golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool the pan on a rack.

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Crust

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Oven

Frying Pan

Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or with a hand-held mixer, cream the cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. (Stop mixing and scrape down the sides of the bowl and beaters as needed.) Beat in the sour cream.

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Cream Cheese

Sour Cream

Cream

Sugar

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Blender

Bowl

Oven

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla and cream.

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Vanilla

Cream

Egg

Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake until the top of the cheesecake is lightly browned, but the center still jiggles slightly, about 45 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight before serving.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Oven

Frying Pan

To remove the cake from the pan, run a knife or offset spatula around the edges to release the edges from the pan. Open the springform pan and remove the ring.

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Offset Spatula