Classic Cheesecake

Name: Classic Cheesecake
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 345 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 12 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups crumbs); 3 Tbsp. sugar; ⅓ cup butter or margarine, melted; 4 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla; 4 eggs

This is the real deal—everything you imagine a New York style baked cheesecake to be. Creamy. Rich. Delicious. And best of all, homemade.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 16 servings.

Ingredient list

12 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups crumbs)
3 Tbsp. sugar
⅓ cup butter or margarine, melted
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs

Directions

Heat oven to 325°F.

Combine graham crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

Beat cream cheese, remaining sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

Bake 55 min. or until center is almost set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim.

Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.