Recipe Card
How I Finally Nailed Strawberry Cheesecake for Parties
- Prep
- 45 min
- Cook
- 50 min
- Total
- 95 min
- Serves
- 12
- Calories
- 443 kcal
- Carbs
- 41.00 g
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cupsgraham cracker crumbs
- 2 Tablespoonsgranulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoonlight brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 5 Tablespoonsunsalted butter, melted
- 24 ozcream cheese (softened)
- 1 cupgranulated sugar
- ½ cupsour cream
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- 3 largeeggs (lightly beaten)
- 1 ½ lbfresh or frozen strawberries (rinsed, hulled, and quartered)
- ¼ cupgranulated sugar
- 1 ½ Tablespooncornstarch
- 1 Tablespoonlemon juice
- 2 Tablespoonswater
- 1 Tablespoonbutter (salted or unsalted)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 325F (160C).
- 2
In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Stir in the melted butter until all of the graham cracker crumbs are moistened.
- 3
Press the graham cracker mixture evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9” springform pan.
- 4
In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese and sugar using an electric mixer on medium-low speed until smooth, creamy, and completely combined.
- 5
Stir in the sour cream and vanilla extract until just combined.
- 6
Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring until just combined after each addition. Do not over-mix.
- 7
Pour the batter evenly into the prepared springform pan and bake at 325F (160C) for 45-50 minutes.
- 8
Allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature and then refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
- 9
In a small saucepan, whisk together the sugar and cornstarch. Add half of the strawberries, water, and lemon juice, and heat until the sauce thickens.
- 10
Remove sauce from heat, add remaining strawberries and butter, stirring until combined. Let it cool.
- 11
Pour over set cheesecake and serve.