New York-Style Cheesecake Recipe

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Field editor Gloria Warczak of Cedarburg, Wisconsin says, "My mother-in-law got this recipe from an Italian friend many years ago. I added the chocolate-nut crust. It is our very favorite dessert."

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New York-Style Cheesecake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min. + chilling

Yield: 12 Servings

20 45 65

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups crushed chocolate wafers
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
FILLING:
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons sour cream
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 eggs, lightly beaten
TOPPING:
2 cups (16 ounces each) sour cream
5 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cherry pie filling

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, walnuts and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and halfway up the sides of an ungreased 10-in. springform pan. Freeze for 15 minutes.
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream and sugar until smooth. Combine milk and lemon juice; add to cream cheese mixture just until blended. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.
Pour into crust. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until center is almost set.
Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla; carefully spread over cheesecake. Bake 10 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Top with cherry pie filling. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12 servings.

Originally published as New York-Style Cheesecake in Taste of Home August/September 2004, p6

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Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2012 by blhenn

This was a pretty good cheesecake. It had great flavor, it just was not as large and presentable as I would have liked it for a large family gathering.