Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, lemon cheesecake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Lemon Cheesecake is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Lemon Cheesecake is something that I have loved my whole life.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook lemon cheesecake using 20 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Cheesecake:
- Make ready Crust
- Take 2 1/4 cup Graham crackers crumbs
- Make ready 1/4 cup sugar
- Prepare 6 tbsp melted butter
- Get Filling
- Make ready 3 packages cream cheese
- Get 3 eggs
- Prepare 1 1/4 cup sugar
- Get 3 tbsp lemon juice
- Make ready 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Take 1 tsp grinded lemon rind
- Get Sour cream topping
- Prepare 1 pints sour cream
- Get 3 tbsp sugar
- Make ready 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- Take Glaze
- Make ready 1/2 cup sugar
- Prepare 1 tbsp cornstarch
- Take 1/2 cup water
- Get 2 tbsp lemon juice
It reminds me of the lemon cheesecake I used to always get at The Cheesecake Factory until the discontinued it. I made only minor changes to the recipe: I added the zest of one lemon, used crushed Nilla Wafers for the crust instead of graham crackers because I prefer the flavor, and I used two eggs instead of the egg substitute. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. HOMEMADE LEMON CHEESECAKE WITH TWICE THE TARTNESS.
Steps to make Lemon Cheesecake:
- Combine crackers crumbs, sugar and butter. Bake at 350°F for 5 minutes. Cool before adding filling.
- Beat cream cheese with electric mixer at high speed until completely smooth.
- Add eggs and gradually add the sugar, lemon juice and vanilla. Stir in lemon rind.
- Pour into cooled crust and bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
- Blend sour cream, sugar and vanilla extract.
- Remove cake from oven. Spread the sour cream mix over the top of cake. Return to oven and bake about 12 minutes.
- Cool on rack for 30 minutes. Refrigerate until topping is cool but not completely chilled.
- Make glaze by combining sugar and cornstarch, bleeding in water and lemon juice until smooth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cook 3 minutes. Chill until cool but not set.
- Spread top of cheesecake with lemon glaze. Chill several hours or overnight.
How much lemon can I fit into my homemade Lemon Cheesecake recipe? I wanted to get pucker from the lemon juice and the sweet, citrusy aroma from the zest. This Lemon Cheesecake is smooth, thick and creamy! It's got a light lemon flavor in the cheesecake and big lemon punch from the lemon curd on top! A great combination of sweet and tart!
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