Basic Cheesecake

This basic cheesecake recipe includes a graham cracker and walnut crust and a thick cheesecake filling with cream cheese, sour cream, and heavy cream.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 375 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 cup finely chopped walnuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, chopped walnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl; press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven; cool.

Step 4

Beat cream cheese and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in sour cream and heavy cream; beat in flour and vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time, with mixer on low; pour batter over crust.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until center is almost set (filling will be soft), 60 to 70 minutes. Refrigerate at least 6 hours to overnight before removing from the pan.