Best Basic Cream Cheese Pie Moms Cheesecake Recipes

MOM'S CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• For the graham cracker crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, confectioners' sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Press into a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool completely before filling. Leave the oven on.
• For the cream cheese filling: Put the cream cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla and eggs in a medium bowl and beat with a hand mixer on medium speed until smooth. Pour the filling into the cooled crust and bake until set, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before topping; leave the oven on.
• For the sour cream topping: Combine the sour cream, granulated sugar and vanilla in a small bowl and mix until smooth. Spread onto the pie and bake 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours. Slice and serve.

BASIC (CREAM CHEESE) CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Add egg yolk and vanilla.
• Gradually add flour and lemon zest, and mix until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
• Grease the bottom only of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Pat dough evenly over the entire bottom of pan.
• Bake bottom crust at 350°F for 5 minutes.
• Cool completely before greasing sides of pan.
• Filling:.
• Note: All ingredients MUST be at room temperature!
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar together on lowest speed until well blended, scrape sides of bowl.
• Add flour and salt, then add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each.
• Scrape bowl, then add 2 egg yolks.
• Add vanilla, lemon zest and heavy cream, stir to mix well.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in a preheated 500°F oven for 8 minutes.
• Turn oven temperature down to 350°F and continue baking for one hour.
• Remove from oven and cool cake completely before removing the sides of pan.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve (at least 4 hours).
• Note: I have never used a water bath with this recipe and have never had the cheesecake crack. Overbeating the filling and overbaking the cake is what will cause cracks.

CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine cracker crumbs and butter. Firmly press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. pie plate. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. , In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in vanilla and lemon zest just until blended. Pour into prepared crust. , Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until center is almost set. Remove from the oven; let stand for 5 minutes (leave oven on). Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla; spread carefully over pie. Bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Garnish with mint and lemon zest if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

CREAMY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat softened cream cheese slightly. Add eggs, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest. Beat until light and fluffy. Pour mixture into crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until firm, about 25 minutes. Let cheesecake cool then top with cherry or blueberry pie filling, if desired. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours before serving.

MOM'S CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Separate one egg. In a small bowl, lightly beat egg white; set aside. In another small bowl, combine egg and egg yolk; set aside., On a lightly floured surface, unroll pastry; cut in half. Roll out one half of pastry into an 8-in. circle. Transfer to a 7-in. pie plate; trim pastry even with edge. Brush with egg white; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon., In a large bowl, combine the cheeses, confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, salt and egg mixture. Pour into prepared pastry., Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. Brush remaining egg white over pastry; sprinkle with remaining cinnamon., Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

MOM'S CREAM CHEESE PIE BY TIFFANI THIESSEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• Add the grapes to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar and thyme.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes. Cool completely.
• In the bowl of a food processor, add the graham crackers and pulse until finely crumbled.
• Transfer the graham cracker crumbs to a bowl with the powdered sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon, and stir to combine.
• Press the graham cracker mixture into an 8- or 9-inch (22-cm) pie dish, pressing an even layer on the bottom and sides of the dish.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Let crust cool completely before filling.
• In a bowl, add the cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract, and blend until smooth with a hand mixer.
• Pour the cream cheese mixture into the cooled crust, and bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove and cool for at least 5 minutes.
• In a bowl, add the sour cream, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl and mix to combine.
• Spread the sour cream mixture on top of the pie in an even layer and bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove and cool at room temperature.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, until chilled.
• Top with the roasted grapes.
• Enjoy!

EASY CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Cream together cream cheese and condensed milk until smooth.
• Add lemon juice and blend well.
• Pour into graham cracker crust.
• Top with fruit pie filling.
• Chill for 2 hours before serving.