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4.54 from 126 votes

Luscious Lemon Cheesecake

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Cheesecake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories:
Author: Terri

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 2 ⅔ cups graham crackers, crushed into crumbs
  • cup organic sugar
  • cup butter, melted

Lemon Cheesecake Filling

Lemon Glaze

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.

Graham Cracker Crust

  • In a large baggie, add graham crackers, a few at a time, and roll with a rolling pin to get fine crumbs. Continue this step until you have 2 ⅔ cups.
  • Add to medium mixing bowl, along with the sugar. Stir until combined.
  • Whisk in melted butter until graham crackers crumbs are well coated.
  • Press graham cracker crumbs into either a 9 inch springform pan or a 9 inch deep dip pie plate.
  • Cook for 13-15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and set aside.

Lemon Cheesecake Filling

  • Whisk eggs in a small bowl and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat on medium speed, cream cheese and sugar until creamy and smooth.
  • Beat in eggs on low speed.
  • Stir in lemon juice, grated lemon peel and vanilla. Stir until blended.
  • Add lemon cheesecake mixture to graham cracker crust.
  • Bake for 45 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack and cool for 10-15 minutes.
  • Put cheesecake in the fridge for approximately 6 hours or overnight.

Lemon Glaze

  • In a small pan, whisk together eggs, sugar, lemon peel and juice until combined well.
  • Add butter to pan and continue stirring constantly. Mixture will thicken and will be done when then lemon glaze mixture sticks to the back of a metal spoon.
  • Remove from pan, put into a small bowl and let glaze cool for 15 minutes.
  • Refrigerate covered until cold.
  • Once cheesecake has chilled, remove from springform pan, if using, and add lemony glaze. If using a deep dish pie plate, top cheesecake with lemon glaze and enjoy!
  • Keep refrigerated.

Notes

Recipe mostly adapted from Lady Behind The Curtain