Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick), melted
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 3 pkgs. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Salt
- 1 cup sour cream
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In 13x9 glass or ceramic baking dish, mix crumbs, butter, cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar until crumbs are evenly moistened. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture firmly onto bottom of dish. In large bowl, with mixer on med. speed, beat cream cheese, eggs, vanilla, 1/8 tsp. salt, and remaining sugar until creamy, about 3 min. Add sour cream; beat 30 seconds or until blended. Pour cream cheese mixture over crust and spread evenly. Bake 20 min. Remove cheesecake from oven; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Return to oven; bake 10 min. longer. Turn oven off; leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour. Remove and cool completely on wire rack. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours or overnight. Serves 16.