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Easy Strawberry Cheesecake
This Easy Strawberry Cheesecake is a deliciously creamy cheesecake recipe and is topped with a sweet homemade strawberry sauce.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Easy Strawberry Cheesecake
Servings 8 servings
Crust :
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, I prefer to buy graham crackers & pulse them in a food processor
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- dash of cinnamon
Cheesecake Filling :
- 3 8 ounce packages of cream cheese full fat
- 3 eggs room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pt. sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
Strawberry Topping :
- 1 lb. strawberries, rinsed, hulled and thickly sliced
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice from 1/2 lemon
Cheesecake :
Mix sugar and eggs until creamy.
Cream the cream cheese and sour cream. Mix until very smooth.
Add vanilla.
Combine both mixtures until fully incorporated.
Add filling to pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Watch carefully.
Top with fresh strawberry topping on individual slices.
Strawberry Topping :
In a medium saucepan, combine sliced strawberries, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tbsp lemon juice.
Place over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Strawberries will release juice without any mashing required.
Reduce heat and simmer 20-23 minutes or until sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Sauce will thicken slightly as it cools.