Crust Layer
Ingredients
- 1-¼ cup of ground graham cracker (see note 1)
- ¼ cup of white sugar
- ¼ cup of melted butter
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix all dry ingredients. Melt the butter and add to the premixed dry ingredients. Pack crust ingredients into a cheesecake spring pan or a glass baking pan. Bake for 5-7 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for a minimum of 5 minutes.
Middle Layer
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs or 3 medium eggs
- 2 large packs of cream cheese
- ¼ cup of white sugar
- ¼ tsp of vanilla extract (see note 2)
Mix all ingredients together and pour on top of crust layer. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for 15 minutes covered.
The Topping
Ingredients
- 1 pint of sour cream
- ¼ cup of white sugar
- ¼ tsp of vanilla extract (see note 2)
Preheat oven to 400°. Mix all ingredients together and spread on the middle layer. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cover. Let fully cool covered before serving. (see note 3)
Notes:
- Graham crackers can be substituted with other cookies. Nilla wafers, shortbread cookies are some examples.
- You can substitute vanilla with other extract flavors.
- You can add fruit, jam, or jellies before adding the top layer.