Everyday Cheesecake
Make dessert easy with this everyday cheesecake with cherry topping recipe that is sure to impress your family and friends.
Ingredients
Crust
1 1/4 cups regular or chocolate Graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup Crisco, melted
Filling
16 ounces cream cheese (softened)
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
3 eggs
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Topping
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream (room temperature)
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling (chilled)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
Crust
- Combine crumbs, sugar and shortening; press firmly on bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan.
Filling
- In a large bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
- Beat in eggs and lemon juice. Pour into the prepared crust.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until center is set; top with sour cream.
- Bake for 5 minutes longer.
- Let cool, then chill.
- Top with cherry pie filling or any other desired topping.
Topping
- Spread pie filling over the top of the cheesecake.
Notes
A chocolate Graham cracker crust pairs very well with cherry pie filling.
Photo credit: (c) Can Stock Photo / Stevemc
Find it online: https://simplygreatrecipes.com/everyday-cheesecake/
