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Dairy
Medium
16 Servings
Allergens 
4 Hours
Diets
This cheesecake is classically delicious and easy – almost sinful! The colorful fruit toppings add pizzazz to your presentation!
For more delicious cheesecakes like this one, see our post The Ultimate Cheesecake Roundup.
3 containers whipped cream cheese
1 (16-ounce) carton sour cream
6 eggs
1 tablespoons Heaven & Earth Lemon Juice
2 tablespoons Gefen Cornstarch
2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
1 and 1/2 cups sugar
1 package (1/3 box) honey graham crackers, crushed (9 crackers)
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup ground walnuts
1 stick margarine, melted
fresh strawberries
Gefen Clear Jell Dessert or other unflavored jello
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix crumb ingredients and press mixture into the bottom of two 9-inch round pans to form crusts.
Bake for 10 minutes and let cool.
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.
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.
When cheesecakes are cool, pick a topping, and top the cheesecake. Refrigerate.
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.
Styling and Photography by Chavi Feldman.
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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?
Sure
Toppings Do I need the topping? Will it be sweet enough without it?
I’ve been making this cheesecake a number of years with toppings & without. It tastes GREAT without the toppings too.
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No, you do not need the topping.
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.
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?
Yes, one of the packs inside the box- not sure exactly how many crackers that would be.
Water Bath Hi,
What does it mean when the recipe says to bake in a water bath?
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.
how much is 3 containers of cream cheese?
how much is 3 containers of cream cheese?
Each container of whipped cream cheese is around 8 oz.
Hi
Can this cheesecake be freezed? If yes, with the topping or without?
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.