Cheesecake Supreme and Variations
- 1 3/4 cups graham crackers/wafers finely crushed
- 1/4 cup walnuts finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 1/2 cup butter
- 24 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest shredded
- 2 large eggs
- 1 each egg yolks
- 1/4 cup milk
- For crust: In a medium mixing bowl stir together crushed graham crackers, walnuts and cinnamon.
- Stir in butter.
- If desired, reserve 1/4 cup for topping.
- Press remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom and about 2 inches up sides of an 8- or 9-inch springform pan.
- Set pan aside.
- For filling: In a large mixing bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla and lemon peel (if using); beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined.
- Add eggs and egg yolk all at once, beating on low speed just until combined (do not overbeat).
- Stir in milk.
- Pour filling into crust-lined pan.
- If desired, top with reserved crumbs.
- Place on a shallow baking pan.
- Bake in a 375 oven for 45 to 50 minutes for 8 inch pan or 35 to 40 minutes for 9 inch pan, or until center appears nearly set when shaken gently.
- Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
- Use a sharp, thin bladed knife to loosen the crust from the sides of the pan; cool for 30 minutes more.
- Remove the sides of the pan.
- Cool cheesecake completely.
- Cover and chill at least 4 hours before serving.
- VARIATIONS: LOW-FAT BERRY MARBLE CHEESECAKE: Prepare crust as above, except reduce crushed graham crackers to 13 cup; omit walnuts and butter.
- Sprinkle onto bottom side of a well greased 8- or 9-inch springform pan.
- For filling, substitute three 8-ounce packages nonfat cream cheese for the regular cream cheese; add 1/2 cup refrigerated or frozen egg products (thawed) for the eggs and egg yolk.
- Prepare as directed.
- If desired, top with nonfat sour cream; spoon on seedless red raspberry preserves and swirl with a spoon.
- SOUR CREAM CHEESECAKE: Prepare Cheesecake Supreme as directed, except reduce cream cheese to 2 packages and omit milk.
- Add three 8 ounce cartons dairy sour cream with eggs.
- Bake about 10 minutes longer than Cheesecake Supreme.
- CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE: Prepare Cheesecake Supreme as directed, omiting lemon peel.
- Melt 4 ounces semisweet chocolate.
- Beat melted chocolate into filling mixture just before adding eggs.
- CHOCOLATE SWIRL CHEESECAKE: Prepare Cheesecake Supreme as directed, omiting lemon peel.
- Melt 2 ounces semisweet chocolate.
- Stir melted chocolate into half the filling mixture.
- Pour chocolate mixture into crust; pour plain filling into crust.
- Gently swirl fillings with a spatula.
graham crackers, walnuts, cinnamon ground, butter, cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla, lemon zest shredded, eggs, egg yolks, milk
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/cheesecake-supreme-variations-42255 (may not work)