To Die For Cheesecake Recipe

This was originally posted in December of 2008, but is such a good recipe that it bears a repost.





To Die For Cheesecake:

Filling:

3 pounds cream cheese (that is 6 8 oz packages)

1 1/2 cups sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 Tbls lemon juice

Crust:

1 1/2 cups ground graham crackers (that's one of those sealed packages within a box)(I use whatever I have on hand: graham crackers, animal crackers, vanilla wafers, store bought crispy cookies, etc)

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup crushed nuts (again, almost any kind works: pecans, hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds)

1 stick butter, melted

Combine crust ingredients and pat into a large springform pan. Bake 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Remove from oven to cool a bit while you make the filling. Turn down the oven to 300 degrees.





For filling, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.



Pour into the waiting springform pan.