New York Style Cheesecake Recipe

It's not always easy to make a really good cheesecake. Each recipe is different in many ways. I have experimented with the best of the best on the internet and finally found the perfect recipe for a basic New York style cheesecake. This is a MUST TRY!!

What you will need:

1 9in. Springform Pan

1 Large baking pan.

INGREDIENTS:

4 (8oz) Packages Cream Cheese- Room Temp.

4 Eggs

1 1/2 C. White Sugar

3/4 C. Milk

1 C. Sour Cream

1 TBSP Vanilla Extract

1/4 C Flour

Pinch or two of Salt

CRUST:

2 C. Graham Cracker Crumbs

4 TBSP Butter

1/2 TBSP Vanilla Extract

Pinch of Salt

Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees

Grease 9in. Springform pan.

Cover bottom and sides on the outside of your springform pan with aluminum foil to make it "waterproof".  Cooking a cheesecake in a water bath is an easy way to prevent cracking and browning of the cheesecake. 

In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, 4 tbsp butter, salt and vanilla. Spread evenly on the bottom of your springform pan. Press firmly.

Bake crust for ten minutes. Remove from oven to cool.

In a large bowl, mix cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Blend in milk, vanilla, sour cream and flour. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing just enough to incorporate. 

Pour filling over the top of the crust and let sit five minutes.

Place your cheesecake into a large enough pan or cake pan. Pour in one inch of water, careful not to get any inside the springform pan.

Bake in the oven at 350 for exactly 1 hour. 

DO NOT PEEK!

Once the hour is over, shut the oven off and walk away.

Let the cheesecake sit in the oven to cool to room temperature- about 5-6 hours.

Refrigerate after the 5-6 hours is done, and it should look perfect! (And TASTE perfect too!!)

Top with whatever your little heart desires. I love strawberries myself! :-)

Enjoy! There really is nothing as good as a great cheesecake. Ahhh heaven on a plate!

Churro Cheesecake Bars

Is it bad that I instantly chowed down on two of these right after I took this picture? 

No, my friends, it's not. They are THAT good. 

My Mom has a recipe almost dead on to these delicious squares of heaven and they are always a hit.

Enough jibber jabber! Start baking them! ;-)

Ingredients:

• 2 8oz Cans of Crescent Rolls
• 2 8oz Packages Cream Cheese- Softened
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 2 tbsp Cinnamon
• 1 C. Sugar- Divided
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 9x13  Baking Dish

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Grease your baking dish and unroll one can of crescents. Place on bottom of baking dish, pinching the seams together. 
3. In a medium sized mixing bowl, add softened cream cheese, 1/2 C. Sugar, vanilla and your egg.
4. Blend (with a blender/stand mixer) until smooth. It would be hard to mix by hand.
5. Spoon cream cheese mixture onto your bottom layer of crescents as shown, and spread around to cover the bottom. 
6. Unroll your second can of crescents and place on top of cream cheese mixture, again pressing the seams closed. 
7. Bake in your preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown on top.
8. Melt 2 tbsp butter across the top of your bars.
9. Mix remaining 1/2 C. sugar with your cinnamon.
10. Sprinkle (or pour) your cinnamon sugar evenly over the top.
11. Let sit until cool, slice, serve and enjoy!

Or you can just shovel one into your mouth right after you snap a picture of it like I did. I have no self control...it's not my fault.

Hope you Enjoy this recipe! Follow me on Pinterest and Facebook to see what I come up with next! :-)