Classic Cheesecake Recipe

Name: Classic Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Drinks & Smoothies
Ingredients: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 6 to 8 tablespoons melted butter; 1 pound cottage cheese; 1 pint sour cream; 8 ounce package softened cream cheese; 3 large eggs, lightly beaten; 1 cup sugar; 1/4 cup flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 can cherry pie filling, optional or fresh sliced fresh strawberries or blueberries to serve with cake

Servings: persons

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
6 to 8 tablespoons melted butter
1 pound cottage cheese
1 pint sour cream
8 ounce package softened cream cheese
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 can cherry pie filling, optional or fresh sliced fresh strawberries or blueberries to serve with cake

1
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
2
Butter a 12 inch springform pan.
3
Mix the pulverized graham crackers, sugar and melted butter and pat this dough into the bottom of the springform pan.
4
Bake for 15 minutes or until set, remove and cool before filling.
5
Raise the temperature to 350 degrees.
6
With an electric mixer beat the cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, eggs, sugar, flour and vanilla.
7
Beat for 10 minutes; batter will be very thin.
8
Pour over crust and bake for 40 minutes.
9
Turn off oven but leave cake in for an additional 30 minutes.
10
Do not open oven door.
11
Remove cake from oven then cool cake for 2 hours.
12
When cool, run a thin metal spatula around edge of cake.
13
Loosen and remove sides of springform pan.
14
Note that, when cooling, cheesecake will develop a large crack across the top.
15
Slide cake onto plate.
16
If you wish, top with pie filling or serve a wedge of cake with fresh berries.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, 6 to 8 tablespoons melted butter, 1 pound cottage cheese, and more.

Yes, Classic Cheesecake falls under the Drinks & Smoothies category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Classic Cheesecake

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