Easiest-Ever Cheesecake

Name: Easiest-Ever Cheesecake
Yield: Serves 12 to 16
Ingredients: 6 , whole graham crackers, broken into pieces; 1/3 cup (2 1/3 ounces/66 grams), sugar; 1/2 cup (2 1/2 ounces/71 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 2 pounds (907 grams), cream cheese; 1 1/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams), sugar; 4 , large eggs; 1/4 cup, heavy cream; 1/4 cup, sour cream; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cheese
Cakes
Easter

By Katie Leaird ･ Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2017

We created an incredibly smooth and luxurious cheesecake—without using a mixer or a water bath.

SERVES 12 to 16

TIME 2¼ hours, plus 2⅓ hours cooling, 6 hours chilling, and 30 minutes tempering

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