PHILADELPHIA Classic Cheesecake

By TheresaJ

Classic cheesecake

prep time 20 min total time 5 hr 45 min makes 16 servings

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs 3 Tbsp.
• sugar 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla 4 eggs

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 325°F

MIX crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

BAKE 55 min. or until center is almost set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.