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Creamy Vanilla Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




40 Oz. Cream Cheese, softened
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
3 Eggs
2 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Graham Cracker Crust
Strawberry Fans, optional

Recipe



Beat cream cheese at high speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla and pour into Graham cracker crust.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Turn oven off and partially open oven door. Leave cheesecake in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack in a draft-free place. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Garnish with strawberry fans, if desired. YIELD: 10-inch cheesecake.

Creme de Menthe Cheesecake:
Use Chocolate Wafer Crust. Stir ¼ cup green creme de menthe into cheesecake mixture when vanilla is added. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Garnish with chocolate leaves, if desired.

Praline Cheesecake:
Use Graham Cracker Crust. Substitute dark brown sugar for white sugar in cheesecake mixture. Saute 1 cup chopped pecans in 3 tablespoons melted butter or margarine; drain pecans on paper towel. Fold into cheesecake mixture when vanilla is added. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Garnish with toasted pecan halves, if desired.

Brown Sugar-and-Spice Cheesecake:
Use Gingersnap Crust. For cheesecake mixture, substitute brown sugar for white sugar and add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground cloves and ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg when sugar is added. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Garnish with whipped topping and sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.

Black Forest Cheesecake:
Use Graham Cracker or Chocolate Wafer Crust. Prepare basic cheesecake mixture; stir 6 ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate into cheesecake mixture. Pour about half of chocolate mixture into prepared crust; top with 1 cup canned dark, sweet, pitted cherries, drained and patted dry. Spoon remaining chocolate mixture evenly over cherries. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Garnish with whipped cream and additional cherries, if desired.