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My Husband's Cheesecake

Delicious homemade plain cheesecake that can be flavored any way you want it.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Batter
  • 2 lbs cream cheese
  • 1½ c sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 c sour cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla
Crust
  • 2 packages graham crackers
  • ¾ c melted butter

Method
 

Crust
  1. Grease an 8 or 10 inch round spring-form pan.
  2. Add a slow cooker liner or turkey bag under the pan.
  3. Add aluminum foil under cheesecake.
  4. Preheat oven to 325℉.
  5. Crush graham crackers in blender until finely ground.
  6. Add graham crackers and melted butter to a bowl and mix.
  7. Press graham cracker mixture into spring-form pan. Compact crust using the bottom of a flat cup.
Filling
  1. Beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium setting.
  2. Add sugar and allow mixture to cream. Scrape the bottom of the bowl as necessary.
  3. When cream cheese is thoroughly combined and no more lumps remain, add the eggs and mix.
  4. Add sour cream and vanilla. Mix well until combined.
  5. Pour batter into prepared crust. Bake at 325℉ in a water bath until cake is solid to the touch yet no longer appears shiny. Cake will still jiggle. Cook about 1 hour and 15-30 minutes.
  6. Allow cheese cake to cool after baking and then refrigerate.
Flavor Options. Pick one:
  1. Swirl in flavored syrups.
  2. Top with fresh fruit or canned fruit pie filling.
  3. Mix batter with melted chocolate chips.
  4. Drizzle with chocolate and caramel syrup.
  5. Top with nuts or toffee bits.
  6. Add lemon zest and lemon juice, omit vanilla extract.
  7. Use Oreos for the crust, omit butter.
  8. Add 2 tbsp of banana extract.