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🍞 Two-Layer Cheesecake

Two-Layer Cheesecake

🍽 Serves ⏲ Total Time
8 4 hours

🧂 Ingredients

  • 🍞 1.67 cups (165 g) graham cracker crumbs
  • 🍬 2 Tbsp (20 g) sugar
  • 🌰 1.5 tsp (6 g) cinnamon
  • 🍼 6 Tbsp (85 g) unsalted butter (melted)
  • 🎂 24 oz (681 g) cream cheese (softened)
  • 🍬 1 cup (156 g) sugar
  • 🍼 3 large eggs (well beaten)
  • 🎴 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 🥛 1 pint sour cream
  • 🍬 3 Tbsp (29 g) sugar
  • 🎴 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 🌶 some refrigerated fruit (optional)

🍳 Cookware

  • 🥘 1 10-inch pie pan
  • 🔥 1 oven
  • 🥣 1 medium bowl
  • 🥄 1 fork
  • 📦 1 refrigerator

📝 Instructions

Step 1

Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon together. Add melted unsalted butter and mix well. Pat the mixture into the bottom and sides of a 10-inch pie pan.

Step 2

Beat cream cheese thoroughly. Gradually add sugar, then eggs one at a time, and finally vanilla extract.

Step 3

Pour the filling into the prepared crust and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes. Remove from oven.

Step 4

In a medium bowl, mix sour cream, sugar, and vanilla extract with a fork until combined.

Step 5

Pour the topping over the baked cheesecake evenly, being careful not to pour in one spot.

Step 6

Return the cheesecake to the oven and bake at 500°F for 5 minutes.

Step 7

Let cool, then chill in the refrigerator before serving. Top with refrigerated fruit if desired.

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