ZESTY LEMON CHEESECAKE

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Make your next party extra special with Zesty Lemon Cheesecake from My Food and Family. When a buttery graham cracker crust is the base, cheesecake has a lot to live up to. Lucky for this Zesty Lemon Cheesecake recipe, it's up to the task.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 6h

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
6 Tbsp. butter, melted
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
zest and juice from 1 lemon
4 eggs

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390, Fat 28 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, TransFat 1.5 g, Cholesterol 145 mg, Sodium 340 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 6 g