PHILLY LEMON CHEESECAKE

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A light layer of graham cracker crumbs adds a bit of crunch to the top of this luscious lemon cheesecake.

Provided by Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Cooking with Philly Canada

Time 5h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups HONEY MAID Graham Crumbs
6 tablespoons butter, melted
4 (250 g) packages PHILADELPHIA Brick Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
1 lemon, zested and juiced
4 eggs

Steps:

Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
Mix graham crumbs and butter. Reserve 1/4 cup crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream, zest and juice; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 40 minutes or until centre is almost set; cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 242.6 calories, Carbohydrate 17.2 g, Cholesterol 89.9 mg, Fat 18.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 249.1 mg, Sugar 10.2 g