New York Style Cheesecake

Name: New York Style Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: NorthEast,
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups sugar divided; 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1/3 cup butter, melted; 3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened; 1 tbsp McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 3 eggs; 1 cup sour cream

This classic New York-style cheesecake is rich and dense. Follow the cooling directions to prevent the top from cracking.

15m

PREP TIME

1hr

COOK TIME

447

CALORIES

7

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 12

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350°F (or to 325°F if using a dark nonstick springform pan). Mix crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter in small bowl. Press evenly into bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
2 Beat cream cheese, remaining 1 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Gently stir in sour cream. Pour into crust.
3 Bake 1 hour or until center is almost set. Turn off oven. Leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour. Remove from oven. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
4 Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Run small knife around sides of pan to loosen crust; remove sides of pan. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.