Description
This cheesecake is New York-style, fool-proof, easy, and super-delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 pint sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix together the cracker crumbs
- sugar
- and butter in a bowl until evenly moistened. Press into the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
- In a large bowl
- mix together the cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Blend in the eggs
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla
- and cream of tartar. Pour over the pie crust.
- Bake in preheated oven until the center is set
- about 50 minutes. Allow to cool on counter for 5 minutes.
- Mix together the sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl until smooth; carefully pour over cheesecake starting from the sides of the pan and working your way to the center.
- Return to oven for another 5 minutes. Allow to cool in pan to room temperature. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours before serving.
Prep Time: 40 mins
Cook Time: 55 mins
Total Time: 7 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 12