Lemon Dream Cheesecake Recipe

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Light and lemony, this creamy dessert is just the thing for a spring or summer’s day. —Bonnie Jost, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

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Lemon Dream Cheesecake Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. Bake: 55 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 16 Servings
30 55 85

Ingredients

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 6 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • FILLING:
  • 4 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 10 drops yellow food coloring, optional
  • 5 eggs, lightly beaten

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto the bottom and 2 in. up the sides of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  • In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the cream, lemon juice, flour, lemon peel, extracts and food coloring if desired. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Return pan to baking sheet.
  • Bake for 55-65 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 396 calories, 29 g fat (18 g saturated fat), 150 mg cholesterol, 286 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 7 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Dream Cheesecake in Taste of Home April/May 2011, p91

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2013 by mscarolyn

I have made this four times, and it has turned out perfect every time! Once, I made it gluten-free using GF graham crackers and substituting corn starch for the flour. It tasted great, but this was the only time the cheesecake cracked. I omit the food coloring, I add an extra tablespoon of fresh-squeezed lemon juice in place of the lemon extract. The next time I think I'll try lime juice as suggested by other reviewers. Thank you for this wonderful recipe. It is always a hit!

Reviewed on Feb. 09, 2013 by watermelonmuffin

This stuff is SOOOO good!! If you're looking for a dessert recipe to impress your company, this is the one! Instead of lemon juice, I used lime juice and instead of lemon extract I used orange extract oh my! it was so delicious! :)

Reviewed on Feb. 09, 2013 by watermelonmuffin

This stuff is SOOOO good!! If you're looking for a dessert recipe to serve your company, this is the one! Instead of lemon, I used lime juice and instead of lemon extract I used orange extract oh my! it was so delicious! :)

Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2012 by kopfk6947

Best cheesecake I have ever made!

Reviewed on May. 18, 2012 by Aeirianna

Absolutely love this cheesecake!!

Reviewed on Aug. 20, 2011 by celest26

This is the first cheesecake that I have ever made and it turned out great! I made this for a cookout after church. It sat inside of a cooler bag for 4 hours and was still perfect for the cookout. I followed the directions exactly and it turned out so good I almost didn't get a piece!!

Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2011 by turtledaisy

Very good cheesecake. I don't use the food coloring and I spread lemon curd on top after it has cooled and decorate with whipped cream. Delicious!

Reviewed on May. 31, 2011 by amb4366

This dessert was amazing! My husband loves cheesecake, so I made this lemony twist for his Graduation Celebration last month. I followed the directions, exactly, and it was perfect. (We served it with canned cherry pie filling on the side.)

Reviewed on May. 30, 2011 by thudspeth

Delicious! I used fresh squeezed lemon juice and low fat cream cheese. I would definitely make this again!

Reviewed on May. 24, 2011 by 1luckylady

I made this last week for work.  Must tell you it was a huge hit.

 
 

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