Name: Everyday Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups Graham cracker crumbs; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/3 cup Crisco, melted; 16 ounces cream cheese (softened); 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 3 eggs; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream (room temperature); 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling (chilled)

Everyday Cheesecake

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This is my go-to cheesecake for an easy dessert for family meals.

Author: Linda Jolly
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Yield: 8 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Oven
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Crust

1 1/4 cups 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)

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Instructions

Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
Combine crumbs, sugar and shortening; press firmly on bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan.
In a large bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
Beat in eggs and lemon juice. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 45 minutes or until center is set; top with sour cream.
Bake for 5 minutes longer.
Let cool, then chill.
Top with pie filling.

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Photo credit: (c) Can Stock Photo / Stevemc

Find it online: https://simplygreatrecipes.com/everyday-cheesecake/