Rootitoot Cheesecake

This recipe looks long, but it’s really only three simple steps: make the crust, make the filling and make the topping. The instructions are just detailed so that even a first-timer can have a perfect result.

Ingredients

subheading: Crust:

1 cup graham, chocolate or vanilla wafer crumbs

2 tsp sugar

3 Tbsp melted butter

subheading: Filling:

2 to 8-oz pkg cream cheese, warmed (low-fat works, too)

¾ cup sugar (sugar substitutes work well, too)

2 eggs (warm 5 minutes in a bowl of warm water)

½ tsp vanilla

a pinch of salt (optional)

1 to 2 tsp grated lemon zest (optional)

subheading: Topping:

1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt

2 Tbsp sugar

½ tsp vanilla.

Directions

The recipe and cook times are for a 7” cheesecake pan. Adjusted times for other pan sizes are included below. It is not necessary to line the side of the pan with parchment paper. It buckles and mars the edge. No need to cover it with tin foil before cooking, either. This is a very simple recipe.

**Important: Warm the cream cheese.Trust me on this. I've been making these for 45 years. It's MUCH easier to blend if it's warmer than room temperature and it only takes a few minutes right out of the fridge. Put the wrapped cream cheese in a ziplock bag, but don't seal it. Push it into a sink or bowl full of hot tap water to force the air out and THEN seal the ziplock. Weight it down with a plate for about 15 minutes. It will be very soft and easy to blend. **Important: Warm the cream cheese.Trust me on this. I've been making these for 45 years. It's MUCH easier to blend if it's warmer than room temperature and it only takes a few minutes right out of the fridge. Put the wrapped cream cheese in a ziplock bag, but don't seal it. Push it into a sink or bowl full of hot tap water to force the air out and THEN seal the ziplock. Weight it down with a plate for about 15 minutes. It will be very soft and easy to blend.

Directions at rootitoot.com

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