This cheesecake is classically delicious and easy – almost sinful! The colorful fruit toppings add pizzazz to your presentation!
Classic Rich Cheesecake
Recipe By Dining In
- Cooking and Prep: 4 h
- Serves: 16
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Ingredients (15)
Crust
Filling
Topping # 1
Topping # 2
Topping # 3
Start Cooking
For the Crust
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix crumb ingredients and press mixture into the bottom of two 9-inch round pans to form crusts.
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Bake for 10 minutes and let cool.
For the Filling
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Using an electric mixer or hand blender, mix the filling ingredients and pour 1/2 of mixture into the pans, on top of the crumbs.
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Bake for one hour in a water bath, and allow to cool in oven until room temperature, or about three hours, to prevent the cake from cracking.
For the Topping
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When cheesecakes are cool, pick a topping, and top the cheesecake. Refrigerate.
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For Topping #3: Cut stems off whole strawberries, and arrange on top of cheesecake, pointed ends upward. Mix a package of unflavored jello according to instructions and pour over the whole strawberries on the cake.
Credits
Styling and Photography by Chavi Feldman.
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Each container of whipped cream cheese is around 8 oz. -
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2nd half filling
Hi I made the whole recipe by mistake What can I do with the 2nd half of the filling if I don't want to cook it tonight? (It's taking too long to cook in my oven.) Can I put it in the fridge and cook it tomorrow night?Replies:
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I’ve been making this cheesecake a number of years with toppings & without. It tastes GREAT without the toppings too. I apologize for having your question “reported”. It was a mistake. I couldn’t remember how to respond to questions. So I pressed “report” to see if it would get me to this response page & it “reported” your question. I realized afterwards that I had to press on the rectangular shaped speech “bubble” to respond to your question.
No, you do not need the topping.
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Crust
Would I be able to use a store bought graham crackers crust instead of making the crust from scratch? The recipe for the crust in this cheesecake is delicious yet I do find it a bit time consuming. I don’t know if I will have the time or energy this year to make the crust from scratch even though I would love to.Replies:
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Simple to make & ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS in taste!
I have been making this for years! This is my go to Cheesecake recipe. It’s simple to make & tastes ABSOLUTELY E DELICIOUS! Last year for the first time I drizzled Bakers Choice liquid marbleizing chocolate as a topping. (I guess you could melt chocolate on your own & drizzle that too.) It was DELICIOUS. I definitely will use that choice of topping again IYH.Replies: -
Crust
Would you be able to tell me how many graham crackers to use for the crust? It says one package (1/3 box) does that mean one of the packs In the box? Like 5 or 6 cookies?Replies:
Yes, one of the packs inside the box- not sure exactly how many crackers that would be. -
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Hi, a water bath is when you put your cheesecake pan into a much bigger pan and fill the bigger pan with 2 inches of boiling water. If this is your first time trying it, I would recommend googling it to see pictures exactly how to do it. This is a technique that many people do to try and avoid their cheesecake from cracking. However, it is not a necessary step.
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Each container of whipped cream cheese is around 8 oz.
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Simple to make & ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS in taste!
I have been making this for years! This is my go to Cheesecake recipe. It’s simple to make & tastes ABSOLUTELY E DELICIOUS! Last year for the first time I drizzled Bakers Choice liquid marbleizing chocolate as a topping. (I guess you could melt chocolate on your own & drizzle that too.) It was DELICIOUS. I definitely will use that choice of topping again IYH.Replies:
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2nd half filling
Hi I made the whole recipe by mistake What can I do with the 2nd half of the filling if I don't want to cook it tonight? (It's taking too long to cook in my oven.) Can I put it in the fridge and cook it tomorrow night?Replies:
Sure -
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I’ve been making this cheesecake a number of years with toppings & without. It tastes GREAT without the toppings too. I apologize for having your question “reported”. It was a mistake. I couldn’t remember how to respond to questions. So I pressed “report” to see if it would get me to this response page & it “reported” your question. I realized afterwards that I had to press on the rectangular shaped speech “bubble” to respond to your question.
No, you do not need the topping.
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Crust
Would I be able to use a store bought graham crackers crust instead of making the crust from scratch? The recipe for the crust in this cheesecake is delicious yet I do find it a bit time consuming. I don’t know if I will have the time or energy this year to make the crust from scratch even though I would love to.Replies:
Yes, you can use store-bought graham cracker crust! -
Crust
Would you be able to tell me how many graham crackers to use for the crust? It says one package (1/3 box) does that mean one of the packs In the box? Like 5 or 6 cookies?Replies:
Yes, one of the packs inside the box- not sure exactly how many crackers that would be. -
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Hi, a water bath is when you put your cheesecake pan into a much bigger pan and fill the bigger pan with 2 inches of boiling water. If this is your first time trying it, I would recommend googling it to see pictures exactly how to do it. This is a technique that many people do to try and avoid their cheesecake from cracking. However, it is not a necessary step.
