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Tried and True Cheesecake

Tried and True Cheesecake

So easy, even a novice can make it.
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 2 hrs
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 1 2/3 c graham cracker crumbs 5 1/2 oz graham crackers makes the right amount of crumbs
  • 1/3 c sugar
  • 1/3 c butter or margarine melted

Cheesecake Filling

  • 3 packages 8 oz each cream cheese, softened
  • 1 can 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 t vanilla extract

Toppings

  • 1 can cherry pie filling OR
  • 1 sleeve crushed Oreos OR
  • 2 crumbled candy bars OR
  • Anything You Like!

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 300°.  In food processor, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter.  Process and then press evenly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
  • In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.  Gradually add sweetened condensed milk, beating until smooth.  Add eggs and vanilla, and mix well.
  • Pour into prepared pan.  Place into oven with a bowl of hot water placed on the shelf below the cake.  (This helps reduce cracks in your finished cheesecake.)  Bake 1 hour.  Turn oven off, and allow to cool in oven 1 hour.
  • Cool to room temperature.  Slide a knife around the edges of the pan, release the pan, and remove the side of the pan.  Refrigerate.
Keyword cheesecake, decadent dessert