Momma’s Easy Cheesecake
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Ingredients
For the Crust
- 2ready-made Graham Cracker crusts(6 oz Keebler)
For the Filling
- 40oz cream cheese(softened, 5 packages)
- 1 ¾cups sugar
- 5large eggs(plus 2 yolks)
- ¼cup sour cream
- 2tsp fresh grated lemon zest
- 1tsp pure vanilla extract
For Cheesecake Topping
- 3cups sour cream
- ¾cup sugar
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- ½tsp salt
For Berry Topping
- 1pint fresh berries of your choice(I used 1 pint each – strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries)
- 14oz Marie’s Glaze for Strawberries(found in produce section of store)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large mixing bowl, beat together softened cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Add sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla, mixing until well combined. Pour into two 8-inch ready-made graham cracker pie shells. Bake for 10 minutes. Without removing cheesecakes from oven, reduce oven temperature to 250°F and bake for about 70 minutes (1 hour and 10 minutes). Cheesecake is done when toothpick comes up clean. Allow cheese cakes to cool. Meanwhile, make cheesecake topping. In a bowl, whisk or beat together sour cream, sugar, lemon and salt until smooth and creamy. When cheesecake has completely cooled, spread topping evenly over cakes. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
For Berry Topping
- Gently mix together fresh berries and half of the container of Marie’s Glaze for Strawberries. Pour over finished cheesecake and serve chilled or room temperature.