Easy Strawberry Cheesecake
This Easy Strawberry Cheesecake is a deliciously creamy cheesecake recipe and is topped with a sweet homemade strawberry sauce.
Servings 8 servings
Ingredients
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
Instructions
Crust :
- Mix together crust ingredients until well combined and press into a well greased 9 inch springform cheesecake pan
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.