Original Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake

By KSmitherman

Ingredients

• 1 cups graham cracker crumbs[1]
• 1/2 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• Filling
• 2 pounds full-fat cream cheese, warmed to room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup sour cream, warmed to room temperature
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 5 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from copycatrecipeguide.com

Preparation

Step 1

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How to Make the Original Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake

Heat the oven to 475 degrees

In a large bowl, mix the graham crackers and vanilla wafer crumbs with the cinnamon.

Slowly pour in the butter. Mix with hands to distribute butter evenly.

Press the graham cracker mixture into the bottom and sides of the pan.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer on low speed.

Gradually beat in the sugar, eggs, sour cream, flour, vanilla and lemon juice.

When mixture is blended, pour it into the springform pan.

Place the cheesecake pan into the water bath in the oven.

After 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 and bake for another 50-60 minutes until the top is golden brown.

Cover and place in the refrigerator to cool for four hours or more.

Ground nuts or nut meal can be used to replace part of the graham cracker or vanilla wafer crumbs.