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| Boilerpipe Text | I came up with this because I wanted simple, but elegant too. I wanted the taste of restaurant cheesecake, but something simple to prepare--because I did not want to measure the sour cream, I dumped in the whole container. I also did not want to bake for an hour, so that is where the 30 minute shut-off of the oven comes into play. I shut off the oven and do not open door for 6 hours or leave in oven all night. This will get you great reviews from friends. You also will not order cheesecake out again. If it cracks, garnish with fruit to hide the cracks.
Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
35 mins
Additional Time:
14 hrs 20 mins
Total Time:
15 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
1 to 9 - inch cheesecake
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
A graham cracker crust with cinnamon and pecans adds lots of extra flavor to this cheesecake.
Home bakers love how this cheesecake is light, creamy, and rarely cracks or turns dense. Â
Allrecipes member Madi D raves, "I love this recipe!!! It is so simple and easy."
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Ingredients
1/2x
1x
2x
Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings
1 ½
cups
crushed graham crackers
1
teaspoon
white sugar
â…›
teaspoon
ground cinnamon (Optional)
ÂĽ
cup
chopped pecans (Optional)
4
tablespoons
melted butter
2
(8 ounce) packages
cream cheese, softened
3
eggs
1
cup
sugar
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
1
(16 ounce) container
sour cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Whisk together the crushed graham crackers, the 1 teaspoon sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts. Stir in the butter. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven; allow crust to cool.
Beat the cream cheese with the eggs on medium-low with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in the 1 cup sugar and vanilla. Fold in the sour cream just until blended. Do not overmix; ovemixing causes the cheesecake to crack. Pour into the cooled crust.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Turn oven off. When the cheesecake has reached room temperature, chill in refrigerator for 8 hours before serving.
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Nutrition Facts
(per serving)
585
Calories
43g
Fat
42g
Carbs
10g
Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe
8
Calories
585
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
43g
55%
Saturated Fat
24g
122%
Cholesterol
172mg
57%
Sodium
358mg
16%
Total Carbohydrate
42g
15%
Dietary Fiber
1g
3%
Total Sugars
31g
Protein
10g
20%
Vitamin C
1mg
1%
Calcium
129mg
10%
Iron
2mg
9%
Potassium
212mg
5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
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# Perfect Cheesecake Everytime
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I came up with this because I wanted simple, but elegant too. I wanted the taste of restaurant cheesecake, but something simple to prepare--because I did not want to measure the sour cream, I dumped in the whole container. I also did not want to bake for an hour, so that is where the 30 minute shut-off of the oven comes into play. I shut off the oven and do not open door for 6 hours or leave in oven all night. This will get you great reviews from friends. You also will not order cheesecake out again. If it cracks, garnish with fruit to hide the cracks.
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Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
35 mins
Additional Time:
14 hrs 20 mins
Total Time:
15 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
1 to 9 - inch cheesecake
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### Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- A graham cracker crust with cinnamon and pecans adds lots of extra flavor to this cheesecake.
- Home bakers love how this cheesecake is light, creamy, and rarely cracks or turns dense.
- Allrecipes member Madi D raves, "I love this recipe!!! It is so simple and easy."
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## Ingredients
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- 1 ½ cups crushed graham crackers
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- â…› teaspoon ground cinnamon (Optional)
- ÂĽ cup chopped pecans (Optional)
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
## Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Whisk together the crushed graham crackers, the 1 teaspoon sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts. Stir in the butter. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
2. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven; allow crust to cool.
3. Beat the cream cheese with the eggs on medium-low with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in the 1 cup sugar and vanilla. Fold in the sour cream just until blended. Do not overmix; ovemixing causes the cheesecake to crack. Pour into the cooled crust.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Turn oven off. When the cheesecake has reached room temperature, chill in refrigerator for 8 hours before serving.
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## Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| | |
|---|---|
| 585 | Calories |
| 43g | Fat |
| 42g | Carbs |
| 10g | Protein |
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| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
| Calories 585 | |
| % Daily Value \* | |
| Total Fat 43g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat 24g | 122% |
| Cholesterol 172mg | 57% |
| Sodium 358mg | 16% |
| Total Carbohydrate 42g | 15% |
| Dietary Fiber 1g | 3% |
| Total Sugars 31g | |
| Protein 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin C 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium 129mg | 10% |
| Iron 2mg | 9% |
| Potassium 212mg | 5% |
\* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
\*\* Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
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I made it as the recipe directed. Everything went well although I’m new to cheesecakes and thought the batter wasn’t smooth enough initially. I was careful not to over mix the sour cream addition. I have to admit as a 40 year veteran of the wholesale baking industry, the baking instruction for this recipe was a bit perplexing. But I took the author at her word and baked it 40 minutes at 350 , then shut oven off and left inside for 6 hours. The big reveal demonstrated a beautiful cheesecake, not a crack in it. It appears to be set and slightly browned on edges. I’m not deviating from recipe at this point and it’s just gone into fridge for 8 hours. Can’t wait to taste it.Well I’ve eaten it and I must say it’s pretty good! The only critique I have is that the graham cracker crust is a little dry. I thought it was dry when I mixed it up and was going to add butter. But next time I’ll cut back a little on graham crumbs , same amount of butter. The crust was a bit thick too.Really a great cheesecake recipe.
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04/02/2024
I cannot comment on the crust because I made mine with gluten free graham crackers, but the cheesecake was very nice. I was nervous about the cooking time since my oven runs on the cool side, so I cooked for 35 minutes instead of 30. I highly recommend using a microwave to soften the cream cheese. Mine was out for over 3 hours but did not blend well with the eggs. I spent a lot of time crushing blobs of cream cheese with a fork. So save yourself the hassle and warm the cream cheese past "room temperature." Will definitely make again.
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Photo by Tammy Hinz
04/22/2022
Absolutely delicious\!
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07/27/2021
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01/22/2021
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Photo by Angi B Acosta House
01/04/2020
PERFECT!!! And the instructions are clear, (I over mixed one) so DON’T over mix.
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Photo by Tim Spearance
05/01/2019
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Photo by Shannon Davis
09/25/2018
This was the perfect cheesecake no cracks just velvety smooth and delicious. I have found my go to cheesecake recipe for life!!! I followed the directions to the letter but I also let my ingredients get to room temperature before mixing them. Pure perfection is all I can say!\!
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Photo by Linda Ikerd Allred
09/16/2018
Really simple. Turns out right every time. I did increase the butter in the Graham crackers to a full stick. It seems to hold together better for me.
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| Readable Markdown | I came up with this because I wanted simple, but elegant too. I wanted the taste of restaurant cheesecake, but something simple to prepare--because I did not want to measure the sour cream, I dumped in the whole container. I also did not want to bake for an hour, so that is where the 30 minute shut-off of the oven comes into play. I shut off the oven and do not open door for 6 hours or leave in oven all night. This will get you great reviews from friends. You also will not order cheesecake out again. If it cracks, garnish with fruit to hide the cracks.
Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
35 mins
Additional Time:
14 hrs 20 mins
Total Time:
15 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
1 to 9 - inch cheesecake
### Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- A graham cracker crust with cinnamon and pecans adds lots of extra flavor to this cheesecake.
- Home bakers love how this cheesecake is light, creamy, and rarely cracks or turns dense.
- Allrecipes member Madi D raves, "I love this recipe!!! It is so simple and easy."
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Ingredients
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Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings
- 1 ½ cups crushed graham crackers
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- â…› teaspoon ground cinnamon (Optional)
- ÂĽ cup chopped pecans (Optional)
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
## Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Whisk together the crushed graham crackers, the 1 teaspoon sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts. Stir in the butter. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
2. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven; allow crust to cool.
3. Beat the cream cheese with the eggs on medium-low with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in the 1 cup sugar and vanilla. Fold in the sour cream just until blended. Do not overmix; ovemixing causes the cheesecake to crack. Pour into the cooled crust.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Turn oven off. When the cheesecake has reached room temperature, chill in refrigerator for 8 hours before serving.
FNChef
436 home cooks made it\!
## Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| | |
|---|---|
| 585 | Calories |
| 43g | Fat |
| 42g | Carbs |
| 10g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
| Calories 585 | |
| % Daily Value \* | |
| Total Fat 43g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat 24g | 122% |
| Cholesterol 172mg | 57% |
| Sodium 358mg | 16% |
| Total Carbohydrate 42g | 15% |
| Dietary Fiber 1g | 3% |
| Total Sugars 31g | |
| Protein 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin C 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium 129mg | 10% |
| Iron 2mg | 9% |
| Potassium 212mg | 5% |
\* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
\*\* Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption. |
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