Description
A straightforward recipe for a classic baked cherry cheesecake with a graham cracker crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (for crust)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (for filling)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Wrap the outside bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- Mix graham cracker crumbs and 1/4 cup sugar. Add melted butter and press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared springform pan.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
- Beat the softened cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in 1 1/2 cups sugar and vanilla extract until combined.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing just until blended after each addition. Do not overmix.
- Pour the cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the edges are set but the center still jiggles slightly.
- Turn off the oven, prop the door open slightly, and let the cheesecake cool in the oven for 1 hour.
- Remove the cheesecake from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Chill the cheesecake in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight.
- Before serving, spread the cherry pie filling evenly over the top of the chilled cheesecake.
Notes
- For a water bath, place the foil-wrapped springform pan inside a larger roasting pan and fill the larger pan with hot water halfway up the sides of the springform pan before baking.
- Softened cream cheese mixes best; leave it out at room temperature for about an hour before starting.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 60 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: cherry cheesecake, baked cheesecake, graham cracker crust, cream cheese dessert