New York Style Cheesecake

Recipe

How to Make

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Are you ready to make the perfect New York Cheesecake? You can easily craft a beautiful, tall cheesecake that is crack-free and creamy by following our helpful tips and tricks. Don’t worry if you’ve had trouble making cheesecakes – we’ll cover some practical advice so your masterpiece turns out just as you imagined!

~ Beth

American

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Servings:

6 h 35 min

Total Time:

16 slices

Ingredients

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– Fill a cake pan or casserole dish of hot water and place in the lower half of an oven. – Preheat oven leaving the water-filled baking dish in the oven during this time. – Allow oven to preheat until the water in the pan begins to steam.

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– While the oven is preheating, mix together vanilla wafer crumbs, granulated sugar, and melted butter.

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– Prepare a springform pan by coating liberally with a non-stick baking spray. – Place cookie crumb mixture into the bottom of a springform pan and press evenly into the bottom of the pan and up the sides of the pan.

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– Place the cream cheese and remaining sugar into a large bowl and beat on low speed until no lumps remain, scraping down the sides of the bowl.

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– With the mixer running on low speed, start adding flour. – Once all the flour is incorporated, stop the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl. – Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed until each egg is incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl.

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– Add the Greek yogurt or sour cream and vanilla. Again using low speed, mix until combined. – Place the springform pan on a cookie sheet. – Pour the filling into the springform pan.

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– Place the cookie sheet and cheesecake into the preheated oven. – Bake the cheesecake. – Increase the oven temperature and leave the cheesecake in the oven. – Continue baking the cheesecake.

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– When the cheesecake is done, turn off the oven and crack the door. Allow the cheesecake to cool in the oven with the door cracked.

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– Once the cheesecake has cooled, remove the outer ring from the springform pan and refrigerate.

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– Serve plain, topped with fruit or other sweet sauce.

Enjoy!

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