My Moms Easy Cheesecake Recipes

MOM'S CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• For the crust: Melt the butter in a covered microwave-safe medium bowl in the microwave. Brush a 10-inch springform pan with some of the butter. Stir together the remaining butter with the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and 1 inch up the side of the pan, taking care to get the crust evenly into the edge. Bake until browned, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool. Wrap the bottom of the pan and up the side with foil, and put the pan on a baking sheet.
• For the filling: Beat the cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sour cream, and mix until just combined. Add the heavy cream, and mix until just combined. Beat in the eggs one at time. Beat in the vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest if using until just combined. (Do not overmix, or the cake will turn into a souffle!)
• Pour the filling into the crust. Bake until the cake is slightly golden and barely set in the middle, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Turn off the oven, and leave the cake inside with the door shut for 1 hour. It will continue to set and color slightly in the oven.
• Run a thin knife or spatula between the cake and the pan to prevent the cake from cracking as it chills. (Mom's cheesecake usually cracked, since she didn't do this.) Refrigerate overnight before serving.

EASY CHEESECAKE #1

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese until smooth, add sugar and mix well. Add sour cream and vanilla, mix well. Fold in Cool Whip.
• Spoon into pie crust and chill for 4 hours.

QUICK CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine all 3 packages of softened cream cheese in a large mixing bowl.
• Add sugar, and blend on medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. it will be very thick.
• add eggs, and vanilla.
• blend again on medium speed until well blended, mixture should be smooth and pourable.
• preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• remove plastic cover from pie crust, and add cream cheese filling to crust.
• bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes.
• reduce heat to 250 degrees and bake for 35-40 minutes (times vary depending on your oven) so keep an eye on it.
• let cheesecake cool on stove top for at least an hour or until cool.
• add cherry pie filling and refrigerate
• ENJOY!

MOM'S CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon and melted margarine. Mix all ingredients well and press into bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Blend in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and salt. Fold in the sour cream.
• Pour batter into springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave cake in for at least 30 minutes.

MY MOM'S CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325 degrees, butter a 9inch springform pan.
• whip egg whites with 3/4 cup sugar ntil very stiff.
• Put aside combine yolks, remaining sugar (1/2 cup), flour, vanilla, sour cream, cream cheese, and 1/2 of the instant pudding powder, and mix until smooth.
• I use the mixer for this.
• gently fold whipped whites into cheese mixture and add the orange peel.
• pour into prepared pan, and bake until top is almost golden but not quite, and the cake is quite firm.
• In my oven it takes about 40-50min.
• Remove from oven and let rest.
• Cool completely.
• I normally cool overnight before topping, best to keep in the fridge.
• to prepare topping-- whip milk+cream+remaining pudding powder until stiff.
• Pour over the cake and keep in the fridge.
• Before serving you could top with berries or other fruits sprinkled with powder sugar.
• It is best to serve this cake at room temperature and I normally take it out of the fridge at least an hour before serving.