Lime Cheesecake
A light and freshdessert with the taste of zingy lime…This cheesecake balances the silky,creaminess of its filling with graham cracker crust nicely.
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs crushed
- ½ cup butter melted
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 3(8-ounce) packages cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup freah key lime juice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 °F.
- For crust: in a bowl, add the graham crackercrumbs and cinnamon and mix well.
- Add butter and mix until a crumbly mixtureforms.
- Place the crumb mixture into a 10-inchspringform pan and, press into an even layer onto the bottom and halfway up thesides of pan.
- Bake for about 7-8 minutes.
- Again, set the temperature of oven to 375 °F.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, add cream cheese andbeat until smooth.
- Add the sugar and beat until smooth.
- Add the sour cream, eggs, flour and vanillaextract and beat until smooth.
- Add the lime juice and stir to combine.
- Place the filling mixture over the crustevenly.
- Bake for about 15 minutes.
- Now, set the temperature of oven to 250 °F andbake for about 50 minutes.
- Remove the pan from oven and place onto awire rack to cool for about 45-60 minutes.
- Now, refrigerate for at least 6 hours beforeserving.
Notes
Don't open the oven while baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 2721kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 48gFat: 253gSaturated Fat: 147gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 66gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 790mgSodium: 2377mgPotassium: 1031mgFiber: 1gSugar: 52gVitamin A: 9827IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 745mgIron: 2mg
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