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Ingredients
| vanilla wafers (crumbs): 1 3/4 cups (crumbs) |
| salted butter: 5 Tbl (melted) |
| cream cheese: 3 8oz packages (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| key lime juice: 6 Tbl |
| eggs: 3 |
| sour cream: 2 Tbl |
Key Lime Cheesecake
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
50 min -
Servings
8 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix vanilla wafer crumbs and butter together.
- Press crumbs onto bottom and halfway up the sides of a greased 8-inch springform pan.
- Bake crust for 5 minutes, then set aside.
- In large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar, beating until smooth.
- Add vanilla and key lime juice and beat well.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just combined after each egg.
- Gently mix in sour cream.
- Pour into a greased springform pan.
- Bake at 350°F for about 40-45 minutes (cheesecake should still jiggle a little in center).
- Turn off oven and leave cheesecake undisturbed for 30 minutes.
- Remove cheesecake from oven and cool to room temperature on wire rack.
- Refrigerate several hours before serving.