Vanilla Cheesecake Recipe
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Vanilla beans are expensive but they really add rich flavor to this classic cheesecake, which is topped with fresh strawberries.
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 1-1/4 cups graham-cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons whole blanched almonds, toasted and finely ground
- 5 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
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- FILLING
- 1 vanilla bean, split, or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup sour cream
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- Whole and sliced fresh strawberries, for garnish
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- /I> Combine graham-cracker crumbs, sugar, almonds and butter in bowl until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press mixture into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake until golden brown, 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Wrap bottom and side of pan with heavy-duty foil. Set aside.
- /I> Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Remove seeds from vanilla bean with tip of small paring knife or spoon; set aside. (Place bean in a canister with granulated or confectioners sugar to make vanilla sugar.) Beat cream cheese in mixer bowl on medium-high speed, 3 minutes. Scrape side of bowl with rubber spatula. Beat in vanilla seeds. Gradually beat in sugar, scraping sides of mixer bowl with rubber spatula. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended and mixture is completely smooth. Stir in sour cream and vanilla extract, if using. Pour filling into prepared pan. Place pan in a larger roasting pan and carefully add enough hot water to come halfway up side of springform pan.
- Bake 1 hour. Turn off oven. Let cheesecake stand in oven 1 hour. (Do not open door.) Remove from water bath and cool on wire rack 1 hour. Cover cheesecake and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
- Remove ring from pan. Transfer cake to a flat serving plate. Garnish top of cake with whole strawberries, and serve with sliced strawberries, if desired. Makes 12 servings. (Nutrition facts are based on per serving without strawberries.)
- Calories 525, Total Fat 36 g, Saturated Fat 21 g, Cholesterol 170 mg, Sodium 372 mg, Carbohydrate 41 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 9 g.
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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