CHEESECAKE!!!!

Easy Cheesecake Recipe

These two recipes are easy cheesecake recipes that take minutes to make, but taste like you worked hard to create this delicious dessert!

Easy Cheesecake #1
Ingredients: 1 graham cracker pie crust 8 ounce package soft cream cheese 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 cup sour cream 8 ounces Cool Whip, slightly thawed Easy Cheesecake Recipe #1 Directions: 1. Beat cream cheese until smooth, add sugar and mix well. Add sour cream and vanilla, mix well. Fold in Cool Whip. 2. Spoon into pie crust and chill for 4 hours.

Easy Cheesecake #2
This is an easy baked cheesecake recipe that is topped with a delicious sour cream and sugar topping. It is crustless, but you can easily add a graham cracker crust before filling your pie plate. It gets rave reviews at every family gathering! Ingredients: 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened 2/3 cup sugar 3 large eggs 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 3 Tablespoons sugar 8 ounces sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla Easy Cheesecake #2 Directions: 1. Beat cream cheese, 2/3 cup sugar, 3 eggs, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with mixer until smooth. Pour into well greased 9 inch pie plate. 2. Bake 22 to 25 minutes at 350 degrees F. Turn oven off. Remove cheesecake and cool for 5 minutes. 3. Combine 3 Tablespoons sugar, sour cream, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread over warm cheesecake and return to oven for 5 minutes. 4. Cool and refrigerate.

Cheesecake Factory Recipe

This is the cheesecake factory recipe, their famous mouth watering cheesecake. In the world of cheesecake, this is the caviar of cheesecakes. If you haven't had it at the Cheesecake Factory, you owe it to yourself to experience this Cheesecake Factory recipe at home. It's worth it!

Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients: **if you prefer a crust without nuts, the recipe for the no-nuts crust is at the end of this recipe** Crust: 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds 3/4 cup finely chopped vanilla wafers 2 tablespoons melted butter Filling: 1 1/2 lbs cream cheese 1 1/3 cups sugar 5 large eggs 16 ounces sour cream 1/4 cup flour 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 teaspoons lemon juice Directions: Crust Directions: 1. Mix all nuts and vanilla wafer crumbs with melted butter and press into a 9 inch buttered springform pan, trying to line the sides as much as possible about 1 1/2" up the sides of the pan, set aside.

Cheesecake Directions: 1. All the filling ingredients should be at room temperature. 2. Beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy with an electric mixer set on low (keep the setting at low during the entire mixing process). 3. Add the sugar a little at a time and continue beating until creamy. 4. Add one egg at a time and beat after each egg. 5. Add flour, vanilla and lemon juice, mix well. 6. Add the sour cream and beat well. 7. Pour cream cheese mixture into the springform pan. 8. Place on the top rack in the middle of a 325 degree F preheated oven for one hour and 15 minutes. 9. When time is up turn oven off, prop open oven door and leave in oven for one hour. 10. Remove from oven and let cool then refrigerate for 24 hours. 11. Remember this important tip : A cheesecake should season. The wait is worth it. The flavor ripens and becomes enriched.

**The crust recipe below is for those who prefer a crust without nuts** Ingredients: 1 cups graham cracker crumbs teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/3 cup melted margarine Directions: 1. Combine the graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Mix in melted margarine. 2. Press the crumb into a 9-inch spring form pan that has been lined on the bottom and side with parchment paper. 3. Use the bottom of a drinking glass to press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan and about 2/3 the way up the side. 4. Put the crust in your freezer until the filling is done.

New York Cheesecake Recipe

These are three family favorite New York Cheesecake recipes. Each cheesecake recipe is amazingly delicious, and each version's contributor swears by their recipe. They are all mouth watering, decadently rich cheesecakes. You can't go wrong with any of these!

New York Cheesecake #1

Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter, melted 1 1/2 cup cinnamon graham cracker crumbs 3 1/4 packages (8 oz. packages) cream cheese, softened 1 can 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 eggs Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter; press evenly on bottom of 9 inch pie pan. 2. In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add sweetened condensed milk, beating until smooth. 3. Add vanilla and eggs, mix well. Pour into prepared pie pan. 4. Bake for 1 hour, turn off oven but leave cheesecake in oven with door propped slightly open for an additonal hour. 5. Refrigerate at least 6 hours until firm.

New York Cheesecake #2

This New York Cheesecake Recipe is from Aunt Sophia. She uses ricotta cheese in her recipe, which adds an extra bit of richness to the cheesecake. Crust Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted Filling Ingredients: 2 lbs. ricotta cheese 6 eggs 2 Tbsp. flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 large can evaporated milk Directions: 1. Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and the melted butter together. Press mixture into the bottom of springform pan. 2. In a large mixing bowl add the eggs to the ricotta cheese, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each egg is added. 3. Mix flour and sugar together and add to cheese mixture. Fold in vanilla and evaporated milk. 4. Pour into prepared springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes, until firm. Chill overnight.

New York Cheesecake #3

Grandma Celia swears by this New York Cheesecake recipe, it was handed down to her by her mother. It is one of the richest cheesecake recipes ever, it is an amazing cheesecake that everyone always has room for no matter how much they've eaten! It does not have a crust, in order to highlight the flavor of the cheesecake only. Ingredients: 2 cups sour cream 1 lb. ricotta cheese 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 1/2 cup sugar 16 oz. cream cheese 3 Tbsp. flour 3 extra large eggs 1 Tbsp. vanilla 3 Tbsp. cornstarch 1 Tbsp. lemon juice Directions: 1. Combine sour cream and ricotta cheese in a large mixing bowl. Beating at low speed, add butter, sugar and cream cheese. 2. Increase speed to medium and add flour, eggs, vanilla, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Beat for 5 minutes. 3. Pour into springform pan.

4. Bake in preheated 350F oven for 1 hour, then turn off oven and leave in closed oven for one hour longer. Cool on rack.