New York Cheesecake Recipe

This classic New York cheesecake recipe has a buttery Graham Cracker crust filled with a creamy and smooth sweet cheesecake filling. This easy cheesecake recipe is one that you will love making for dessert, this cheesecake is creamy, smooth, silky, and rich in flavor. Just like a cheesecake should be.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword new york cheesecake recipe, new york style cheesecake recipe

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 25

Cool Time 4

Servings

Calories 559kcal

Author Lauren

Ingredients

Graham cracker crust Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
3 Tablespoons butter softened
2 Tablespoons white sugar

New York Cheesecake Filling Ingredients

5 8 ounce packages Philly Cream Cheese softened
1 3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
2 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup whipping cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Mix crust ingredients in a bowl and press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
Cook the Graham Cracker in the oven at 350°F for 10 min. Remove the crust from the oven and up the oven temperature to 475°F.
Using the bowl of your stand mixer add the cream cheese, sugar, flour, lemon peel, salt, and 2 eggs, using the medium mixer speed, beat the ingredients together. Once they are all mixed well add in the rest of the eggs and the 2 egg yolks one at a time and mix well until they have all been added and the mixture is smooth.
Add the whipping cream and quickly blend.
Pour the cheesecake mixture into the crusted springform pan.
Bake for 15 minutes at 475°F then reduce the oven to 200°F degrees and continue baking for one hour.
Turn off the oven but let the cheesecake sit in the oven for an additional 15 minutes to one hour.
Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature and then place in the fridge for a minimum of 4 hours to chill.

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