This New York cheesecake recipe with sour cream is foolproof, easy, and super delicious.
Ingredients
- ½ cups graham cracker crumbs: 1 piece
- butter: 0.33333 cup (melted)
- white sugar: 0.25 cup
- cream cheese, room temperature: 3 packages (8 ounce packages)
- white sugar: 1 cup
- eggs, room temperature: 4 piece
- vanilla extract: 1 Tbsp
- cream of tartar: 1 tsp
- pint sour cream: 1 piece
- white sugar: 0.5 cup
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Make crust: Mix together graham crumbs, melted butter, and sugar in a medium bowl until evenly moistened. Press into the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
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Make cheesecake: Mix together cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Blend in eggs, vanilla, and cream of tartar. Pour over crust in the pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until the center is set, about 50 minutes. Allow to cool on the counter for 5 minutes.
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While cheesecake is cooling, make topping: Mix together sour cream, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth.
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Pour topping over cheesecake, starting from the sides of the pan and working your way to the center.
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Return cheesecake to the oven until topping is set, about 5 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan to room temperature. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours before serving.
