Easy Cheesecake Recipe
EASY CHEESECAKE RECIPE
There are lots of cheesecake recipes out there. And I know cheesecake can be intimidating to make. But let me share just how easy it is to make.
I’m going to share my most favoritest cheesecake recipe in the whole wide world.
This cheesecake recipe is my go-to. Why? Because you can change it up a million and one ways. Little tweaks here and there like changing the crust or added extracts or toppings can give you a whole new flavor profile.
So when I tell you this is an Easy Cheesecake Recipe, trust me. I have a feeling this will be your go-to as well.
EASY CHEESECAKE RECIPE
The ingredients for this recipe are simple:
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- Cream cheese
- Sugar
- Flavoring of your choice
- Heavy Cream
- Eggs
- Graham Cracker Crumbs
- Optional tablespoon of flour
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Easily Change the Flavor of this Cheesecake Recipe
Before I get into the steps to make this easy cheesecake recipe, let me tell you real quick how I change the flavors.
The flavor of the actual cheesecake can be changed with any of a million extracts, compound flavors, flavored oils, fruit puree or flavored coffee creamer. Yep…can you believe that. Kill two birds with one stone. Add your favorite flavored coffee creamer in place of the heavy cream and you’ll be amazed how much flavor your cheesecake will have.
Another way to change the flavor profile of your cheesecake is by the crust. For the purpose of this recipe, I am using graham cracker crumbs. But don’t let that stop you from changing things up. You can use any cookies you may have in your pantry. Coconut cookies, Oreo cookies, you name it, any of those can be used for the crust.
So let’s get into the recipe for this Easy Cheesecake Recipe.
Easy Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 8oz bars Cream cheese
- 1½ Cup Sugar
- 6 whole Eggs Room temperature
- 8 oz Heavy Cream You can use flavored coffee creamer if you'd like
- 1 Tbsp AP Flour This is optional but it's my go-to
For the Crust
- 1½ Cup Crushed Graham Crackers You can use crushed cookies instead if you prefer
- 2 Tbsp Sugar
- 2 oz Melted Butter
Instructions
- If you are using stand mixer, place the cream cheese and sugar into your mixing bowl using the paddle attachment. (If you don't have a stand mixer, you can also do this with a hand mixer.)
- Mix the creamcheese and sugar for approximately two minutes. Stop mixing and scrape down the bowl. Continue mixing for one more minute.
- With the mixer on low, add your eggs one at a time until each is combined. Continue doing this until all the eggs are incorporated.
- Stop the mixer and scrape down the bowl one more time.
- Add in heavy cream and continue to mix on medium-low speed.
For the crust:
- Place graham crackers and sugar in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. If you don't have a food process, that's no problem. Place the graham crackers in a zip top back and crush the graham crackers with a rolling pin or the back of a heavy duty cup. (If you are using cookies you can omit the sugar, follow the same steps to crush up the cookies)
- Pour your melted butter into the bowl of crushed cookies and mix them all together until the crumbs hold together when pressed in your hand.
Assembly:
- To assemble your cheesecake, start by spraying an 8x4 round pan with a good non-stick pan spray.
- Cut out a parchment circle or aluminum foil the shape of the bottom of your pan. Line the bottom of the pan with the parchment circle and give it a quick spray (just in case) so nothing sticks.
- Add your crushed crumbs to the bottom of the pan and press to the bottom and slightly up the side. I use the back of a cup to press the crumbs down tightly.
- Carefully pour your cheesecake mixture into your pan.
- You will need to bake this cheesecake in a bain-marie. This is hot water that you will put into a shallow pan.
- Place your pan in the middle of the baking rack of your oven. Pour in the hot water. Carefully place your cheesecake pan into the bain-marie.
- Bake your cheesecake at 335 degrees until it's set which may take about an hour.
Before your cheesecake is done, you may want to check out my post on How to Make the Perfect Cheesecake that Doesn’t Crack. My post gives lots of tips on how to make the perfect cheesecake that doesn’t crack. It also explains how you know when the cheesecake is done baking.
MAKE THIS RECIPE SUGAR FREE AND GLUTEN FREE
If you have a restricted diet, you can change this recipe to be sugar free or gluten free. How?
You can easily replace the sugar in this recipe with a sugar substitute such as Swerve or Splenda. These are great sugar substitutes and can be swapped out cup for cup as a sugar replacement.
If you have a gluten free diet, you can easily omit the crust all together. Yep, it turns out amazing. However, if you love the crust with cheesecake, you can use gluten free cookies such as coconut macaroons which are generally made without flour.
I hope you love this Easy Cheesecake Recipe as much as I do.
Let me know how the recipe turned out for you and please…send me photos. I’d love to brag on your awesome baking skills!
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