Philadelphia New York Cheesecake

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Ingredients

  • 6 Honey Maid Honey Grahams, crushed ( about 1 cup)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
  • 5 (8 ounce) packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S Sour Cream or 1 cup KNUDSEN Sour Cream
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 (21 ounce) cans cherry pie filling

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 325°F.

LINE 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix graham crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar and butter; press onto bottom of pan. Bake 10 minute

MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

BAKE 40 minute or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve. Top with pie filling.
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How to Bake in Springform Pan:

Heat oven to 325ºF if using 9-inch springform pan (or to 300ºF if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan). Prepare batter as directed; pour into pan. Bake 1 hour 10 minute or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.

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Substitute:

Substitute 20 OREO COOKIES, finely crushed (about 2-1/4 cups) for the HONEY MAID Honey Grahams and 3 tablespoons sugar.