Cheesecake Factory Recipe

Cheesecake Factory Recipe

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 1/4 cup Pecans finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup Walnuts finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup Almonds finely chopped
  • 3/4 cup vanilla wafers finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Butter melted

Filling

  • 1 1/2 lbs Cream Cheese
  • 1 1/3 cups Sugar
  • 5 large Eggs
  • 16 ounces Sour Cream
  • 1/4 cup Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice

Instructions
 

Crust

  • Mix all nuts and vanilla wafer crumbs with melted butter and press into a 9 inch buttered springform pan, trying to line the sides as much as possible about 1 1/2" up the sides of the pan, set aside.

Cheesecake

  • All the filling ingredients should be at room temperature.
  • Beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy with an electric mixer set on low (keep the setting at low during the entire mixing process).
  • Add the sugar a little at a time and continue beating until creamy.
  • Add flour, vanilla and lemon juice, mix well.
  • Add one egg at a time and beat after each egg.
  • Add the sour cream and beat well.
  • Pour cream cheese mixture into the springform pan.
  • Place on the top rack in the middle of a 325 degrees preheated oven for one hour and 15 minutes.
  • When time is up turn oven off, prop open oven door and leave in oven for one hour.
  • Remove from oven and let cool then refrigerate for 24 hours.

Notes

Remember this important tip : A cheesecake should season. The wait is worth it. The flavor ripens and becomes enriched.

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