Creamy, smooth, thick and delicious this New York Cheesecake is a perfect addition to your dessert table with minimal ingredients its completely addicting.

New York Cheesecake

So where are all my cheesecake lovers at? Our family is HUGE fans of cheesecakes. Mainly my husband, if he sees that cheesecake is serves anywhere he is just so inclined to try it.

Now I’m a cake lover, but for the right cheesecake I will switch over and have a slice. Well my friends, this New York Cheesecake is one of the ones that I will go running for all day, every day!

This cheesecake recipe is not for the faint of heart. This is filled with 2 whole pounds of cream cheese, but it also sky high, it is not your little thin cheesecakes, we go big or go home in this household.

WHAT INGREDIENTS DO YOU NEED?

CRUST:

Graham crackers
Sugar
Butter

CHEESECAKE:

Cream cheese
Sugar
Eggs
Vanilla
Sour cream
Topping of choice if any

See, look at that ingredient list for this New York Style Cheesecake!! They can be daunting and time consuming but they are absolutely worth it, trust me on this one.

I know that I always preach about that some of the best desserts are the easiest, well this dessert is easy, but you have a lot of “steps” when it comes to making a traditional cheesecake recipe.

HOW DO YOU MAKE NEW YORK CHEESECAKE?

Preheat oven to 325.
Mix together your crust ingredients (graham crackers, sugar and butter) and press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9″ springform pan and then set in refrigerator.
In bowl of a stand mixer add your cream cheese and beat until smooth and lumps are gone then add in your sugar slowly until combined.
Next add in your eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. This ensures that they are fully incorporated evenly.
Then add in your vanilla extract and sour cream just mixing until combined.
Pour into your prepared crust and wrap pan in heavy duty tin-foil and place in large roasting dish and fill dish about half way up your springform pan with hot water (the water bath helps the cheesecake from not cracking).
Reduce oven heat to 300 and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes then turn off heat and leave in oven for another hour until center is set.
Remove from oven and place on counter to cool to room temperature and then refrigerate for an additional 8 hours.

I guess when you look at it the steps aren’t actually that hard to do, its more or less the waiting to actually be able to eat this masterpiece that you have just created.

NY Cheesecake is a pure classic, you cant get any better than this cheesecake, of course you can get a little crazy with cheesecakes like this Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake, Gingerbread Cheesecake or this Cookies and Cream Cheesecake!

These cheesecakes are all so amazing and I highly recommend adding these to your cheesecake lineup but if you’re looking for a classic version you cant beat this New York Cheesecake recipe! Yum is all that I can say.

HOW CAN YOU TOP YOUR CHEESECAKE?

Dulce de leche
Pie topping such as cherry, apple or blueberry
Fresh fruit
Hot fudge
Nuts, etc.

We did two versions for our New York Style Cheesecake recipe, we did a classic cherry topping and then did a dulce de leche and some flaked salt.

Now the verdict is out in our house and it is a tie between which one we like best. I love cherry topping as does my husband but I also love caramel and salt sooooo, I was in love every which way when it came to our topping options!

So if you want that perfect cheesecake for your next gathering that will go a long ways, and when I say long ways it really means that you will only need a sliver to satisfy your sweet tooth then this cheesecake is the way to go!

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