Top your graham cracker or cheesecake with fruit for the ultimate finishing touch.
Cheesecake, a dessert loved by many, dates back over 4,000 years. Today cheesecake is made around the world in several different variations. Some prefer to make their cheesecakes with crushed graham crackers for a crust, while others like to make a crust using crescent rolls. You can purchase crescent rolls in uncooked dough form in grocery stores to use for your cheesecake crust. Both types of crust are sturdy enough to hold a the cheesecake's signature cream cheese mixture.
Instructions
New York Style Cheescake With Graham Cracker Crust
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-inch springform pan.
2. Use a fork to mix the crushed graham crackers, melted butter and 2 tbsp. of sugar in a medium bowl until well mixed. Pour the mixture into the pan and press it evenly onto the bottom using a spoon sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Place 32 ounces of cream cheese in another medium bowl and mix in 1 1/2 cups of sugar on low speed until smooth. Mix in 3/4 cup milk and four eggs, one at a time. Add 1 cup sour cream, 1 tbsp. vanilla and 1/4 cup flour, and mix on low until smooth.
4. Pour the cream cheese mixture into the pan, on top of the crust, and bake in the preheated oven for one hour.
5. Shut the oven off but do not open the oven door. Leave the cheesecake in the oven and allow it to cool for approximately five hours.
6. Take the cheesecake out of the oven when it has cooled and place it in the refrigerator to chill. Keep it refrigerated until right before you plan to serve it. Add sliced strawberries, canned cherry pie filling or a drizzle of chocolate syrup on top of each slice for added flavor.
Chocolate-Chip Cheesecake with Crescent Roll Crust
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Open one package of crescent roll dough and lay each of the pieces from the package in the bottom of a 9-by-13 inch glass baking dish.
8. Mix 16 ounces of cream cheese with one egg yolk, 1 cup of sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth. Save the egg white to use later.
9. Pour the cream cheese mixture into the pan, on top of the crescent roll dough, and spread evenly. Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips over the cream cheese layer.
10. Open the second package of crescent roll dough and lay the pieces of dough flat on top of the cream cheese mixture to cover it completely.
11. Whip up the saved egg white and spread it evenly over the top layer of crescent rolls. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of sugar over the top and bake it in the oven for approximately 30 minutes.
12. Remove the cheesecake from the oven and allow it to cool for one hour. Place it in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour or until you are ready to serve it. Take it out of the refrigerator and drizzle with chocolate syrup just before you cut it.
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